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River, S'/2NW'/4, SW'/4NE'/4,
<br />and NW'/4SW'/4 North of the Centerline of the River
<br />Sec. 17: NE'/4NW1/4, and NW'/4NE'/4, North of the Centerline of the
<br />River and Town of Somerset
<br />Township 13 South, Range 91 West, 6th PM -
<br />Sec. 1: All
<br />Sec. 2: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, S'/2NW1/4 S'/2NE'/4, SE'/4, N'/2SW'/4
<br />Sec. 3: Lots 1, 2, 3, S'/2NE'/4, N'/2SE'/4
<br />Sec. 11: E'/2NE'/4
<br />Sec. 12: All
<br />Sec. 13: Lot 1, N'/2NE'/4
<br />Summary of Previous Bond Releases:
<br />Partial Phase I bond release SL-1 was received on February 27, 2019 and requested a release of
<br />19.4 acres located on the Lower and Middle Pads of the Elk Creek Mine facilities area and a
<br />portion of the East Yard area. The Division approved the Partial Phase I Bond Release SL-1 on
<br />October 18, 2019 and released $210,404.76
<br />Partial Phase I, II and III bond release SL-2 was received on September 16, 2019 and requested a
<br />release of 201.85 acres. The areas included in the bond release were reduced during the
<br />inspection and review process. The Division approved the Phase I release of 66.05 acres (West
<br />Valley Fill, H West Valley Fill, and a portion of the Gob Vent Boreholes and associated pads and
<br />roads); the Phase I & II release of 70.36 acres (Bear Creek B-Seam Portal & Fansite (US Steel),
<br />Lower Hubbard Creek facilities area, Hubbard Creek Fan 91 Site, and a portion of the Gob Vent
<br />Boreholes and associated pads and roads); and the Phase II release of 2.33 acres (Bear Creek
<br />Fansite (leased to Vessels)) on March 3, 2021 and released $1,839,606.71.
<br />Partial Phase II bond release SL-3 was received on August 18, 2020 and requested a release of
<br />56.02 acres of Gob Vent Boreholes and associated pads and roads. SL-3 is currently under
<br />review as of the date of these findings.
<br />An application for partial Phase I, II & III bond release was received by the Division on January
<br />5, 2021. The application was deemed complete on February 4, 2021, after the Division received
<br />proof of publication of the applicant's public notice. Oxbow Mining, LLC published notice of
<br />the bond release application in the Delta County Independent once weekly for four consecutive
<br />weeks, beginning December 30, 2021. Oxbow Mining, LLC also notified landowners within
<br />and adjacent to the mine permit area, and other interested parties of the application for bond
<br />release, as required by Rule 3.03.2(1).
<br />The SL-4 application was modified on February 24, 2021, reducing the number of sites to be
<br />included. The final list of sites to be released with SL-4 is given in Table 1, below.
<br />No comments, written objections, or requests for an informal conference regarding the bond
<br />release application were received by the Division.
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