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MCC's mining and reclamation permit was originally issued in July 1981, and subsequently renewed in August <br />1986, January 1993 (effective August 1991), July 1996, July 2001, April 2007 (effective July 2006), and <br />November 2011 (effective July 2011.) MCC is currently undergoing a five-year permit renewal process that <br />would extend the permit term to July 31, 2021. MCC's five-year permit area contains lands in Sections 9-11, <br />and 13-36, T U S, R90W, 6th PM; Sections 23-26, T 13 S, R91 W, 6th PM, and Sections 1-5, 8-12,14-16 and 21- <br />23, T14S, R90W, 6th PM in Delta and Gunnison Counties. The location of the lands can be found on the <br />USGS 7.5 minute Somerset and Minnesota Pass quadrangle topographic maps. The current permit area <br />encompasses approximately 19,854.9 acres. <br />The reclaimed sites are located on National Forest System lands within portions of Section 33 of <br />Township 13 South, Range 90 West and Sections 2, 3, and 4 of Township 14 South, Range 90 West. The <br />MVB sites and roads were necessary for temporary mine ventilation. <br />Reclamation of the various site locations and roads within MCC's permit area was completed in 2016 <br />through 2017. This included the plugging and abandonment of fifty one (5 1) mine ventilation boreholes, <br />exploration drill holes and monitoring wells, as well as backfilling and regrading of the associated pad <br />locations and access roads. The sites and roads proposed for bond release have been revegetated and <br />stabilized using various methods of seeding, fertilizing, mulching and installation/application of straw <br />mulch and erosion control blankets. Approximately 22.58 total acres have received these treatments. <br />If you have any questions or need further information concerning this notice of MCC's Bond Release <br />requests, please contact me at (970) 929-2238. <br />Sincerely, <br />�Vz <br />kl�t/1, <br />Kathleen G. Welt <br />Environmental Engineer III <br />cc: D. Finnerty, ARKL <br />L. Simmons, CDRMS <br />W. Noris, MCC <br />J. Poulos, MCC <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />