2021-06-02_REVISION - C1980007 ‎(15)‎

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 6/2/2021
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance
• From: DRMS
• To: Mountain Coal Company
• Type & Sequence: SL12
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Email Name: LDS
• Email Name: JDM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Monument Dam Borrow Area. The Division issued its proposed decision to approve the Partial
Phase I Bond Release SL-07 on April 13,2015 and released $97,871.00
Partial Phase I Bond Release SL-08 was received on May 18, 2015 and requested a release of
10.05 acres. The release included the plugging and abandonment of 15 Mine Ventilation
Boreholes (MVBs),the backfilling and regrading of 11 drill pads, and the backfilling and
regrading of the associated roads and road spurs (eight total). The Division issued its proposed
decision to approve the Partial Phase I Bond Release SL-08 on November 20,2015 and released
$110,452.00
Partial Phase III Bond Release SL-09 was received on November 4,2015 and requested the final
bond release of 22.1 acres. The release included the revegetation of 18 drill pads, including
seven with associated spur roads, and four road segments in the Deep Creek,Long Draw, Long
Draw Saddle, and West Point Road mining areas. The Division issued its proposed decision to
approve the Partial Phase III Bond Release SL-09 on December 1,2016 and released$38,462.00
Partial Phase I Bond Release SL-10 was received on April 27,2016 and requested a release of
9.97 acres. The release included the plugging and abandonment of 21 drill holes, and the
backfilling and regrading of 17 associated pads and roads. The Division issued its proposed
decision to approve the Partial Phase I Bond Release SL-10 on December 22,2016 and released
$149,727.22
Partial Phase III Bond Release SL-11 was received on September 6,2018 and requested a release
of 15.25 acres. The release application included the successful revegetation of 15.25 acres of
reclaimed drill pads and roads on the West Flatiron. The Division issued its proposed decision to
approve the Partial Phase III Bond Release SL-1 I on December 12,2020 and released
$26,825.00
The Division received MCC's application for a Partial Phase I Bond Release on December 14,2018.
The release application included the plugging and abandonment of 33 Mine Ventilation Boreholes
(MVBs),nine exploration drill holes (five of which were converted to MVBs) and nine monitoring
wells;the backfilling and regrading of 26 drill pads, and the backfilling and regrading of seven
associated road segments. The application was deemed complete on January 28, 2019, after the Division
received proof of publication of the applicant's public notice. MCC published notice of the bond release
application in the Delta County Independent once weekly for four consecutive weeks,beginning January
2,2019. MCC also notified land owners within and adjacent to the mine permit area, and other
interested parties of the application for bond release,as required by Rule 3.03.2(l).
No comments,written objections, or requests for an informal conference regarding the bond release
application were received by the Division.
The Division scheduled and conducted a bond release inspection on June 3-5,2019,which allowed time
for snow to melt and roads to dry out. The site inspection was conducted in accordance with Rule
3.03.2(2). The inspection was attended by Leigh Simmons (Division),Tom Medlin (OSMRE)and Bob
Munz(MCC). No representatives of the USFS or the BLM were present, although both agencies had
been notified by certified mail.
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