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<br /> <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 P (303) 866-3567 F <br />John W. Hickenlooper , Governor | Robert W. Randall, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 <br />Denver , CO 80203 <br /> <br /> <br />May 17, 2017 <br /> <br />State Board of Land Commissioners <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1127 Sherman Street, Suite 300 <br />Denver, CO 80203-2206 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Colowyo Coal Mine (Permit No. C-1981-019) <br /> Bond Release Application No. 12 (SL-12) <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <br /> <br />Colowyo Coal Company L.P. has applied for a bond release at the Colowyo Coal Mine . The <br />bond release application was found complete by this Division on May 15, 2017. All review <br />and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act and <br />the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining initiate from <br />this date of filing. <br /> <br />Colowyo Mine SL-12 is applying for Phase II bond release on 47.5 acres and Phase III bond <br />release on 182.5 acres in the Sectoin 16 Pit. The surface ownership is federal, state and <br />private, and the coal mined was federal, state and private. <br /> <br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 28 miles South of Craig, <br />Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br /> <br />All or portions of Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29, <br />and 30 in Township 3 North, Range 93 West; Sections 7, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, <br />24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34 in Towns hip 4 North, Range 93 West; Sections 1, 2, <br />3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, and 23 in Township 3 North, Range 94 West; and Sections 12, 13, <br />23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, and 36 in Township 4 North, Range 94 West (all in 6th Prime <br />Meridian). <br /> <br /> <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle <br />map(s): Easton Gulch, Axial, Devils Hole Gulch, Ninemile Gap. <br />