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INTRODUCTION <br /> The Seneca II-W Mine is located approximately seven miles south of the town of Hayden, Colorado. <br /> Seneca II-W is a reclaimed surface coal mine. Coal extraction began at Seneca II-W in 1990 and ceased in <br /> January 2006. During the life of the mine over 12 million tons of coal were produced. Reclamation <br /> grading, topsoil replacement and seeding of the mine disturbance areas have been completed. A copy of <br /> the complete approved permit is located at the Foidel Creek Mine, 29515 RCR 27, Oak Creek, Colorado. <br /> This application is submitted in accordance with the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology <br /> Guideline Regarding Selected Coal Mine Bond Release Issues (April 18, 1995), Rule 3.03 Release of <br /> Performance Bonds, the approved permit, and consultations with Colorado Division of Reclamation, <br /> Mining, and Safety (CDRMS) on vegetation sampling, analysis and success evaluations. <br /> BOND RELEASE BACKGROUND INFORMATION <br /> This submittal represents a formal Phase IUIII bond release request by Seneca Property,LLC(SPL)for the <br /> Seneca II-W Mine(II-W). SPL submitted an initial Phase I Bond release request(SL-2)in April 2009 and <br /> received partial release of the II-W mine area in June 2010. A second Phase I release request(SL-3)was <br /> submitted in July 2010 for additional lands and received partial release in May 2011. A third formal Phase <br /> I bond release request (SL-4) was submitted in November 2012. In May 2013 a Phase II bond release <br /> request(SL-5)was submitted for lands in the northern half of II-W which was approved in October 2014. <br /> In October 2019 a Phase IUIII bond release request(SL-6) was submitted for a large portion of the mine <br /> site, this application is still current. All areas included in this Phase III application have received formal <br /> Phase I and Phase II and all areas have had topsoil replaced and were revegetated between 1990 and 2007. <br /> GENERAL REQUIREMENTS <br /> Date of Request May 2020 <br /> Permittee Seneca Property, LLC <br /> Permit Number C-1982-057 <br /> Permit Approval Date December 31, 1985 <br /> Mine Name Seneca II-W Mine <br /> Phase of Bond Release Requested Phase III (SL-7) <br /> Total Acres within Permit 3,878.5 <br /> Total Acres Disturbed 1,291.5 <br /> Number of Acres Requested for Release 367.0 acres Phase III <br /> Reclamation Liability (Bond Amount) $3,790,697.28 <br /> Dollar Amount Requested for Release $650,000 <br /> LAND CATEGORIES <br /> The affected lands within the II-W permit area fall within the permanent program (SMCRA and <br /> CSCMRA) category and as defined in the regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for <br /> Coal Mining. <br /> IDENTIFICATION OF LANDS <br /> The Seneca II-W Mine is located off of Routt County Road 53 approximately seven miles south of the <br /> 1 <br />