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<br /> <br /> <br />Notice of Proposed Decision <br /> <br /> <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety has issued a proposed decision to <br />approve Bond Release Application No. 5 (SL-5) for the Carbon Junction Mine, Permit No. C- <br />1992-080. The SL-05 Phase III application proposes final bond and liability release for the <br />reclaimed Carbon Junction Mine. If approved in its entirety, SL-05 would terminate jurisdiction <br />of this mine by the Division. This decision constitutes a full release of reclamation liability for <br />the Carbon Junction Mine. Pursuant to Rule 3.03.3(1), the Division is proposing to terminate its <br />jurisdiction over this entire coal mining operation. The surface operation is operated by Oakridge <br />Energy, Inc. under the provisions of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act of 1979. <br />The bond release application was submitted by Oakridge Energy, Inc. on June 30, 2016. The SL- <br />05 Phase III application proposes final bond and liability release for the reclaimed Carbon Junction <br />Mine. If approved in its entirety, SL-05 would terminate jurisdiction of this mine by the Division. <br />The affected area is located in La Plata County, approximately 2 miles Southeast of Durango, <br />Colorado. <br /> <br />Copies of the proposed decision are available for review at the Colorado Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety office, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, and on the <br />Division’s website at <br />http://mining.state.co.us/Reports/MiningData/Pages/ImagedDocumentData.aspx. A user’s guide <br />for our document imaging system is also available in pdf format at the same web address. <br /> <br />Any person who has an interest which is or may be adversely affected may request an adjudicatory <br />hearing regarding this proposed decision. Requests for a hearing must be made in writing within <br />thirty (30) days of the first publication of this notice, and shall state with reasonable specificity the <br />reasons for the request and objections to the proposed decision. <br />