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Introduction <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 bond release at the New Horizon North Mine,Division <br /> file number C-2010-089. The package contains four parts. These include: 1)procedures and summary of <br /> the bond release process; 2) criteria and schedule for bond release; 3) observations and findings of the <br /> Division regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining <br /> and Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder; and 4)the Division's proposed decision on <br /> the request for bond release. <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 /> The New Horizon North Mine is a surface mine which is permitted and operated by Elk Ridge Mining <br /> and Reclamation, LLC. The ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is private, <br /> and the coal ownership is private. Reclamation for which bond release has been requested was conducted <br /> between 2014 and 2018. <br /> Permit Number C-2010-089 Page 2 of 6 <br />