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Introduction <br />This document is the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (the <br />Division) in response to a request for Phase II bond release at the Keenesburg Strip Mine, Division file <br />number C-1981-028. The package contains four parts. These include: 1) procedures and summary of the <br />bond release process; 2) criteria and schedule for bond release; 3) observations and findings of the Division <br />regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining and <br />Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder; and 4) the Division's proposed decision on the <br />request for bond release. <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. Detailed information about the mining and reclamation operations can <br />be found in the permit application on file at the Division offices, located at 1313 Sherman Street, Room <br />215, in Denver, Colorado. <br />The Keenesburg Strip Mine is a surface mine which was permitted and operated by Coors Energy <br />Company. The ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is private, and the coal <br />ownership was state and private. Reclamation for which bond release has been requested was conducted <br />between 2009 and 2015. <br />Keenesburg Mine C1981-028 SL -10 Page 2 of 9 <br />