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L PROCEDURES AND SUMMARY OF THE REVIEW PROCESS <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC applied for Partial Phase III Bond Release under the Colorado <br />Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act following reclamation of a portion of the West Elk <br />Mine. The mine is located in Gunnison and Delta Counties. The mine permit area is located in: <br />Portions of Sections 9 through 36 (inclusive), Township 13 South, Range 90 West; Portions of <br />Sections 23 through 26 (inclusive), Township 13 South, Range 91 West; Portions of Sections 1 <br />through 5, 8 through 12, 14 through 16, and 21 through 23, Township 14 South, Range 90 West; <br />all of the 6th P.M. <br />Summary of Previous Bond Releases <br />Partial Phase I Bond Release SL-01 was received on July 19, 2004 and requested a <br />release of 15.19 acres for the thermal event disturbance area. The Division approved the <br />Partial Phase I Bond Release SL-01 on October 14, 2005 and released $ 79,727.00 <br />Partial Phase I Bond Release SL-02 was received on July 216, 2004 and requested a <br />release of 5.5 acres for the Lone Pine Gulch facilities area. The Division approved the <br />Partial Phase I Bond Release SL-02 on November 2, 2005 and released $ 122,629.00 <br />Partial Phase I Bond Release SL-03 was received on May 16, 2011 and requested a <br />release of 47.65 acres. The release included the plugging and abandonment of 74 drill <br />holes, the backfilling and regrading of 48 drill pads and the backfilling and regrading of <br />approximately 8.5 miles of roads. The Division issued its proposed decision to approve <br />the Partial Phase I Bond Release SL-03 on August 10, 2012 and released $470,488.00 <br />Partial Phase II Bond Release SL-04 was received on October 3, 2013 and requested a <br />release of 67.6 acres. The release included the replacement of topsoil and revegetation to <br />control erosion to pre -mining levels on vent shafts, drill pads and their associated light - <br />use roads. The Division issued its proposed decision to approve the Partial Phase II <br />Bond Release SL-04 on July 8, 2013 and released $ 196,037.00 <br />Partial Phase I Bond Release SL-05 was received on February 22, 2013 and requested a <br />release of 13.85 acres. The release included the plugging and abandonment of 24 drill <br />holes, the backfilling and regrading of 17 drill pads and the backfilling and regrading of <br />approximately 2.1 miles of roads. The Division issued its proposed decision to approve <br />the Partial Phase I Bond Release SL-05 on February 11, 2014 and released $ 94,475.00 <br />Partial Phase III Bond Release SL-06 was received on December 3, 2013 and requested <br />the final bond release of 24.2 acres. The release included the Lone Pine area, the thermal <br />event area and the West Point area. The Division issued its proposed decision to approve <br />the Partial Phase III Bond Release SL-06 on June 12, 2015 and released $69,761.00 <br />Partial Phase I Bond Release SL-07 was received on May 1, 2014 and requested a release <br />of 19.23 acres. The release included the plugging and abandonment of 22 drill holes, the <br />backfilling and regrading of 22 drill pads and the backfilling and regrading of the <br />C-1980-007 Page 3 of 10 <br />