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Introduction <br /> This document is the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br /> (the Division)in response to a request for partial Phase I bond release at the Elk Creek Mine, Division <br /> file number C-1981-022. The package contains four parts. These include: 1)procedures and summary <br /> of 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 <br /> on the request for bond release. <br /> Detailed information about the review process can be found in the Act and the Regulations of the <br /> Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. All Rules referenced within this document <br /> are contained within the Regulations. Detailed information about the mining and reclamation operations <br /> can be found in the permit application on file at the Division offices, located at 1313 Sherman Street, <br /> Room 215, in Denver, Colorado. <br /> The Elk Creek Mine is an underground mine, permitted and operated by Oxbow Mining, LLC. The <br /> ownership of the surface and the minerals of the parcels for which bond release has been requested is <br /> private. Reclamation for which bond release has been requested was conducted in 2016-18. <br /> C-1981-022,SL-1 Page 2 of 19 <br />