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0 COLORADO <br /> v .aDivision of Reclamation, <br /> Mining and Safety <br /> Department of Natural Resources <br /> 1313 Sherman St. Room 215 <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> December 4, 2019 <br /> Howard Strand <br /> Office of Surface Mining <br /> Western Region <br /> 1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br /> Denver, CO 80202 <br /> Re: Elk Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1981-022) <br /> Bond Release Application No.2 (SL-2) <br /> Dear Mr. Strand: <br /> Oxbow Mining, LLC has applied for a bond release at the Elk Creek Mine. The bond release <br /> application was found complete by this Division on December 4, 2019. The requested release is <br /> for approximately 201.85 acres of reclaimed surface facilities, mine ventilation boreholes, drill <br /> pads and associated roads, as well as facilities that have been repurposed for industrial or <br /> commercial uses. Reclamation work was completed in the areas requested for release between <br /> 1996 and 2017. The application requests the release of 60% of the bond applicable to areas <br /> proposed for Phase I release, 85% of the bond applicable to areas proposed for Phase II release <br /> and 100% of the bond applicable to areas proposed for Phase III release. The surface ownership <br /> is federal and private, and the coal mined was federal and private. <br /> We will contact you to advise you of the Division's required bond release inspection of the site as <br /> soon as it has been scheduled. A proposed decision on the application will be issued within sixty <br /> (60) days of our inspection. <br /> If you have questions or need additional information,please contact me. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Leigh D. Simmons <br /> pF <br /> 1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 P (303)866-3567 F(303) 832-8106 https://mining.state.co.us <br /> Jared Polis, Governor I Dan Gibbs, Executive Director Virginia Brannon, Director <br /> 187b / <br />