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<br /> <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http://mining.state.co.us <br />John W. Hickenlooper , Governor | Robert W. Randall, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br /> <br /> <br />September 15, 2016 <br /> <br />Alan Boehms <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Western Region <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />Denver, CO 80202 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Roadside Portals (Permit No. C-1981 -041 ) <br /> Bond Release Application No. 9 (SL-9 ) <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Boehms: <br /> <br />Snowcap Coal Company, Inc has applied for a bond release at the Roadside Portals. The bond <br />release application was found complete by this Division on September 15, 2016. Snowcap Coal <br />Company has submitted an application for a Phase II & III bond release for its Roadside North <br />and South Portal Mines, Mining Permit No. C- 1981- 041. A corporate surety bond in the <br />amount of $805, 952.60 is currently in place, of which $58,632.00 is being requested for release. <br />The application is requesting the release of approximately 13.6 acres of reclaimed surface lands <br />and 0.2 acres of undisturbed surface lands at Snowcap Coal Company’s Roadside North and <br />South Mines. The spec ific areas to which this bond release request applies is included within the <br />Permit Boundary and are located as follows: <br /> <br />T10S, R98W, 6th P. M. <br />Section 27: Portions of S1/2, SW1/4 <br />Section 28: Portions of SE1/4 <br />Section 34: Portions of SW1/4 and portions of NE1/4, NE1/4 <br /> <br />Reclamation work on these areas was performed from 2002 through 2014. Phase II release is <br />being requested on a portion of CRDA # 1 and Substation G. Phase II and III release is being <br />requested on permanent drainage features and all reclaimed sedimentation ponds. A copy of the <br />bond release application is available for public inspection at the Mesa County Clerk and <br />Recorder’s office, 200 S. Spruce , Grand Junction, CO. Copies of the approved permit <br />application document, as well as the bond release application, are available at the Denver office <br />of the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety [Room 215, 1313 Sherman St., Denver, CO