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I. Introduction <br />This document is the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (the <br />Division) in response to a request for Phase I bond release at the New Horizon Mine, Division file number <br />C-1981-008. The package contains four parts. These include: 1) procedures and summary of the bond <br />release process; 2) criteria and schedule for bond release; 3) observations and findings of the Division <br />regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining and <br />Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder; and 4) the Division's proposed decision on the <br />request for bond release. <br />Detailed information about the review process can be found in the Act and the Regulations of the Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. All Rules referenced within this document are <br />contained within the Regulations. Detailed information about the mining and reclamation operations can <br />be found in the permit application on file at the Division offices, located at 1313 Sherman Street, Room <br />215, in Denver, Colorado. <br />The New Horizon Mine is a surface mine which is permitted and operated by Western Fuels -Colorado, <br />LLC (WFC). The New Horizon Mine is located in Montrose County, just west of the town of Nucla, <br />Colorado. The ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is private, and the coal <br />ownership is private. Reclamation for which bond release has been requested was conducted in 2014 and <br />2015. <br />