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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 a partial Phase I, II and III bond release at the New Horizon <br /> Mine, Division file number C-1981-008. 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 <br /> Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder; and 4) the <br /> Division's proposed decision 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 New Horizon Mine is a surface which was permitted and operated by Elk Ridge Mining and <br /> Reclamation, LLC. The ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is private, and <br /> the coal ownership was private. Reclamation for which bond release has been requested was conducted <br /> between 2004 and 2018. <br /> Permit Number C1981-008:SL22 Page 2 of 17 <br />