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The bond release blocks requested in the above legal description comprise areas of the Ashmore (A), <br />Flintlock (F), East Flintlock (Z). <br />Land and Coal Ownership <br />The ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is state and private, and the coal <br />ownership mined was federal and state, private. <br />Summary of Current Activities at Trapper Mine <br />Trapper Mine is an active mine with two pits where TMI actively mines coal and includes pits (Ashmore, <br />Derringer and Enfield) approved to receive coal combustion residues from the Craig Station power plant. <br />Reclamation at the Trapper Mine continues as the mining of pits progresses eastward. On active mine <br />areas, backfilling and grading, topsoil redistribution and seeding occur contemporaneously. <br />IL SUMMARY OF THE BOND RELEASE PROCESS <br />History of Previous Bond Release Submittals <br />The Division approved a full release of reclamation liability for the Craig Generation Plant Loadout in <br />December 1985. That approval was for release of reclamation liability only. No money was returned; <br />that is, there was no reduction in the amount of actual bond monies held by the Division. <br />Other bond release submittals (SLOT through SL20) are summarized in Table 1, including a history of <br />liability reductions requested by TML None of the prior bond releases resulted in an immediate change <br />in the amount of actual bond monies held by the Division, but did lead to changes in monies held during <br />subsequent actions such as permit renewals. <br />Photo l: Over 5 foot tall Elemis cinereus, amongst the Agropyron sp, and BLM colleague. <br />Permit Number C1981010 <br />SL20 Page 2 of 17 <br />