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This document is the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />(the Division) in response to a request for a Phase I, II, and III bond release at the Southfield Mine, <br />Division file number C-1981-014. The package contains four parts. These include: 1) procedures and <br />summary of the bond release process; 2) criteria and schedule for bond release; 3) observations and <br />findings of the Division regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of the Colorado <br />Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act and Regulations promulgated thereunder; and 4) the <br />Division's proposed decision on the request for bond release. <br />Detailed information about the review process can be found in the Act and the Regulations of the <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. All Rules referenced within this document <br />are contained within the Regulations. Detailed information about the mining and reclamation operations <br />can be found in the permit application on file at the Division offices, located at 1313 Sherman Street, <br />Room 215, in Denver, Colorado. <br />The Southfield Mine is an underground mine, which was permitted and operated by Energy Fuels Coal, <br />Inc. (EFCI). The ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is private, and the <br />coal ownership was private. Reclamation for which bond release has been requested was conducted in <br />1997, 1999, 2001— 2004, and 2014. This includes interseeding of a portion of the portal area in 2004 <br />and planting of shrubs at the facilities area and RDA, also in 2004. EFCI has applied for Phase I release <br />for nine acres and Phase II and III release for 101.7 acres. <br />The approval of this application will not result in a reduction of the permit boundary or affected area. <br />Southfield Mine SL -03 Page 2 of 21 February 23, 2016 <br />