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Introduction <br />This document is the proposed decision and findings of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining <br />and Safety (the Division) in response to a request for Phase III bond release at the Trapper Mine, Division <br />file number C-1981-010. The package comprises the following four parts: <br />1. Introduction <br />2. Procedures and summary of the bond release process <br />3. Criteria and schedule for bond release <br />4. Written observations and findings of compliance the Division prepared as required by the <br />Colorado Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act. <br />5. The Division's proposed decision. <br />Purpose of this Document <br />This document presents the findings of compliance in support of a proposed decision to approve a Phase <br />III bond release on a portion of the Trapper Mine. These findings and the proposed decision are made in <br />response to a request (SL20) for the partial release of reclamation liability at the Trapper Mine. Trapper <br />Mine is a surface coal mine, permitted and operated by Trapper Mining, Inc. (TMI). With this application, <br />TMI requests Phase III bond release of 162.1 acres. Reclamation work for the Phase III bond release block <br />occurred between 2004 and 2008. Phase I (SL8 and SL 11), and Phase 11(SL's 9, 12 and 16), release of <br />the SL20 parcels occurred as per Table 2 below. <br />Background Information Sources <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 and in the Guidelines Regarding Selected Coal Mine Bond Release <br />Issues, dated April 18, 1995. All "Sections" referenced within this document are contained within the <br />Regulations, unless otherwise noted. Detailed information about the mining and reclamation operations <br />at TMI are available in the Trapper Mine Permit Application Package, on file at the Division's offices <br />(1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado) and accessible on the Division web site: <br />htlp://mining.state.co.us/Reports/Pa esg /ImagedDocumentData.aspx <br />Location of Trapper Mine <br />Trapper Mine is a surface coal mine, permitted and operated by TMI and located 6.5 miles south of the <br />town of Craig, Colorado. <br />The specific sections applicable to the Phase III bond release request are: <br />o T5N, R91 W portions of Sections 1 <br />o T5N, R90W portions of Sections 6 <br />o T6N, R90W portions of Sections 31 <br />o T6N, R91 W portions of Sections 32,33 and 36. <br />