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PUBLIC NOTICE
<br /> Seneca Property, LLC, 29515 Routt County Road 27, Oak Creek, Colorado 80467, has requested release of Partial Phase
<br /> III Liability on 367.0 acres of its reclaimed lands at the Seneca II West Mine (CDRMS Permit No. C 1982-057, approved
<br /> December 31, 1985).
<br /> The Seneca II-West Mine is located approximately seven miles south of the Town of Hayden, Colorado, off of Routt
<br /> County Road 53. The specific area to which this bond release request applies is included within the Permit Area located as
<br /> follows:
<br /> T5N, R88W
<br /> Section 9 : Portions of SE'/4 NE'/4 ,NE'/4 SE'/4 , &W'/2 NE'/4
<br /> Section 10: S'/2 S'/2 NW'/4, SW'/4, SE'/4 ,Portions of S'/2 NE'/4
<br /> Section 11: Portions of S'/2 S'/2 SW'/4
<br /> Section 14: Portions of SW'/4, NW'/4, & S'/2 S'/2 SE'/4
<br /> Section 15: ALL
<br /> Section 16: Portions of W'/2 NW'/4, SE'/4 NW'/4,NE'/4 SW'/4, SE'/4
<br /> Section 21: Portions of E'/2 NE'/4
<br /> Section 22: NW'/4,NE'/4,N'/2 SE'/4, SW'/4 SE'/4, Portions of N'/2 SW'/4, & SW'/4 SE'/4
<br /> Section 23: N W'/4, SW'/4, W'/2 E'/2, W'/2 E'/2 E'/2
<br /> Section 26: W'/2,W'/2 E'/2, &Portions of W'/2 E'/2 NE'/4 and W'/2 E'/2 SE'/4
<br /> Section 27: E'/2
<br /> Section 34: NE'/4, N'/2 SE'/4, &Portions ofN'/2 S'/2 SE'/4
<br /> Section 35: NW'/4,W'/2 NE'/4,N'/2 SW'/4, &Portions of N'/2 S'/2 SW'/4, NW'/4 SE'/4,
<br /> N W'/4 SW'/4 SE'/4, N W'/4 NE'/4 SE'/4 and W'/2 E'/2 NE'/4
<br /> All located west of the 6th Principal Meridian;totaling 3,878.5 acres,of which 367.0 acres for Phase III release are requested
<br /> in the Partial Bond Release (SL-7). The USGS 7.5 Minute Quadrangle maps for Hayden Gulch, Dunckley and Mt. Harris
<br /> contain the described affected area.
<br /> A Corporate Surety Bond in the amount of$3,790,697.28 is currently in place of which $650,000 is being requested for
<br /> release. Pursuant to Rule 3.01.1, a permittee may request Phase I bond Release upon successful completion of backfilling,
<br /> regarding, and drainage control in accordance with the approved reclamation plan. A permittee may request Phase II bond
<br /> Release upon the establishment of vegetation which supports the approved postmining land use and which meets the
<br /> approved success standard for cover, pursuit to Rule 4.15.8. A permittee may request Phase III Bond Release upon
<br /> completion of all surface mining operations in accordance with the approved reclamation plan, and the final inspection and
<br /> procedures of Rule 3.03.2 have been satisfied, achieving postmining land used of Rangeland. Phase III shall not be released
<br /> prior to a ten year liability period specified for vegetation responsibility and success. The portion of the mine for which Bond
<br /> Release is being requested consists primarily of permanent roads, permanent ponds, and previously released areas.
<br /> Reclamation of the disturbed mining areas and demolition of non-permanent structures occurred throughout the reclamation
<br /> phases from 1993 through 2013. The approved reclamation plan can be viewed in its entirety in the Seneca II West Mine
<br /> Permit Application Package located at the Twentymile Mine Office, Oak Creek, Colorado.
<br /> A copy of the SL-7 bond release application is available for public inspection at the Twentymile Mine Office, 29515
<br /> Routt County Road 27, Oak Creek, Colorado 80467. Written comments or objections or requests for public hearing or
<br /> informal conference concerning this application may be submitted to, and additional information obtained from, the
<br /> Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203-2273,
<br /> (303) 866-3567. Comments must be received within 30 days of the last publication of this notice or within 30 days of the
<br /> onsite inspection,whichever is later.
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