2018-04-23_REVISION - C1981020 ‎(3)‎

• Permit No: C1981020
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 4/23/2018
• Doc Name: Application
• From: J.E. Stover & Associates, Inc
• To: DRMS
• Type & Sequence: SL3
• Email Name: CCW
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

J. E. STOVER & ASSOCIATES, INC.
2352 NORTH 7T" STREET, UNIT B
GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81501
PHONE: [phone], FAX: [phone]
MINE ENGINEERING CIVIL ENGINEERING
MINE RECLAMATION CONST. MANAGEMENT
BOND RELEASE LETTER
April 19, 2018
Dear People:
CAM Mining LLC has reclamation responsibility under Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Permit
No. C-1981-020. This responsibility includes the Munger Canyon Mine and its associated facilities.
One provision of the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety's Rules is that the mine must be bonded
for the estimated reclamation cost. Now that the reclamation work has been performed and vegetation
has been established, CAM Mining LLC has formerly requested a final bond release from the Division of
Reclamation, Mining and Safety. CAM Mining LLC, has a bond liability of $49,121.12 and has requested
a complete release of $49,121.12. In accordance with the Division's Rule 3.03.2(1). CAM Mining LLC, is
required to send written notice of its bond release request to adjacent land owners, surface owners and
various local governing bodies.
Final bond release is being requested at the Munger Canyon Mine site. The mine site is located in
Garfield County, approximately 18 miles north of Loma, CO along State Highway 139. The areas for
which bond release is being requested are encompassed within portions of the S/2NE/4, SW/4, S/2SW/4,
NE/4/SW/4 of Section 22, NW/4NW/4, SW/4 of Section 27, N/2S/2, S/2N/2, N/2NE/4 of Section 28, and
S/2NE/4 of Section 29 Township 7 South, Range 102 West, 6th principal meridian containing
approximately 21.2 acres.
During 2006 a light use road located in Munger Canyon was contoured and seeded. The sediment pond
was reclaimed in 2017. The mine portal area, haul road and coal mine waste disposal areas were
contoured and seeded during 2007.
Based on a vegetation evaluation performed during May and June 2013, a demonstration was made that
untreated drainage from the reclaimed areas do not contribute additional suspended solids above natural
conditions. Review of collected data from 2016 and 2017 demonstrates the success and utility of the
revegetated area, especially given vegetative ground cover and favorable results with regard to
production and woody plant density. Field studies have shown that the target reclaimed plant
communities have progressed sufficiently to be meet Phase III bond release requirements. Ground cover
of perennial plants within the reclaimed area is comparable to adjacent undisturbed native communities
and plant succession is occurring and progressing in a positive direction, indicating that plants are self-
sustaining.
Sincerely,
J. E. Sfo-vtlr
J. E. Stover, P.E.
Consulting Engineer