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<br /> <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http://mining.state.co.us <br />Jared Polis, Governor | Dan Gibbs, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br /> <br /> <br />April 25, 2019 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Western Slope Conservation Center <br />P.O. Box 1612 <br />Paonia, CO 81428 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Elk Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1981-022) <br /> Revision: SL-1 <br /> Partial Phase I Bond Release <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <br /> <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety has received an application for the above <br />referenced permitting action for the Elk Creek Mine. The application was deemed complete on <br />April 25, 2019. <br /> <br />Oxbow Mining, LLC has submitted a Partial Phase I Bond Release application for the Elk Creek <br />Mine. The requested release is for the reclamation of approximately 20.6 acres, located on the <br />Lower and Middle Pads of the Elk Creek Mine facilities area, and a portion of the East Yard area. <br />Backfilling and grading of these areas was completed in 2018. The application requests the release <br />of $398,000 from a current total bond amount of $4.5M. There are no proposed changes to the <br />mine’s permitted, affected or disturbed acreages as a result of this revision. <br /> <br />Permit Revision (PR), Permit Renewal (RN), or Technical Revision (TR) application materials are <br />available for review at the Gunnison County Clerk and Recorder, 221 N. Wisconsin, Gunnison, CO <br />81230; Delta County Clerk and Recorder, 501 Palmer Street, #211, Delta, CO 81416; Paonia <br />Public Library, 2 3rd Street, Paonia, CO 81428 and at the Division’s Denver office. Minor <br />Revision (MR) and Surety Release (SL) application materials are available for review at the <br />Division’s Denver office. <br /> <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />