2020-10-22_REVISION - C1981044 (9)

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PUBLIC NOTICE Moffat County Mining,LLC,29515 Routt County Road 27, Oak Creek, Colorado 80467,has requested release of Partial Phase I Liability on 176.7 acres of its reclaimed lands at the Williams Fork Mine (CDRMS Permit No. C 1981-044, approved October 19, 1983). The Williams Fork Mine is located approximately 6.0 mile southwest of Craig, Colorado, off of Colorado State Highway 13. The specific area to which this bond release request applies within the Permit Area is located as follows: T6NR91 W: Section 31 —Portions of. NW'/4, NE 'A, SE '/4, SW'/4 Section 32—Portions of. NWNW, SWNW, NWSW, and SWSW T5NR91W: Section 6 —Portions of. NWNW, SWNW, and NENE The Williams Fork Mine mining permit area consist of 6,800 acres. The USGS 7.5 Minute Quadrangle Maps for Round Bottom and Castor Gulch contain the described affected area. Pursuant to Rule 3.03.1,a permittee may request Phase I Bond Release upon completion of all surface mining operations in accordance with the approved reclamation plan, and the final inspection and procedures of Rule 3.03.2 have been satisfied,Up to sixty percent of the applicable bond amount shall be released when the permittee successfully completes backfilling, regrading, and drainage control in accordance with the approved reclamation plan. The approved reclamation plan can be viewed in its entirety in the Williams Fork Mine Permit Application Package located at the Foidel Creek Mine Office,29515 RCR 27,Oak Creek,Colorado 80467. Reclamation of the disturbed mining areas and demolition of non-permanent structures occurred throughout the reclamation phases from 1998 through 2020. A Corporate Surety Bond in the amount of $4,691,000 is currently in place of which the bond amount to be released by this request will be determined by the Colorado Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety. A copy of the SL-5 bond release application is available for public inspection at the Foidel Creek Mine Office, 29515 Routt County Road 27, Oak Creek, Colorado 80467. Written comments or objections or requests for public hearing or informal conference concerning this application may be submitted to, and additional information obtained from, the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, 1313 Sherman Street,Room 215,Denver,Colorado 80203-2273,(303) 866-3567. Comments must be received within 30 days of the last publication of this notice or within 30 days of the onsite inspection,whichever is later.