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Permit Number C-2010-089 Page 2 of 6 <br /> Introduction <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />This document is the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (the <br />Division) in response to a request for partial Phase I, II and III bond release at the New Horizon North <br />Mine, Division file number C-2010-089. The package contains four parts. These include: 1) procedures <br />and summary of the bond release process; 2) criteria and schedule for bond release; 3) observations and <br />findings of the Division regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of the Colorado Surface <br />Coal Mining and Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder; and 4) the Division's proposed <br />decision on the request for bond release. <br /> <br />Detailed information about the review process can be found in the Act and the Regulations of the Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. All Rules referenced within this document are <br />contained within the Regulations. Detailed information about the mining and reclamation operations can <br />be found in the permit application on file at the Division offices, located at 1313 Sherman Street, Room <br />215, in Denver, Colorado. <br /> <br />The New Horizon North Mine is a surface mine that is permitted and operated by Elk Ridge Mining and <br />Reclamation, LLC (ERMR). The ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is <br />private, and the coal ownership was private. Reclamation for which bond release has been requested was <br />conducted on August 30, 2018.