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Introduction <br /> This document is the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety <br /> (the Division)in response to a request for partial Phase I bond release at the West Elk Mine,Division <br /> file number C-1980-007. The package contains four parts. These include: 1)procedures and summary <br /> of the bond release process; 2)criteria and schedule for bond release; 3) observations and findings of the <br /> Division regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining <br /> and Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder; and 4)the Division's proposed decision <br /> on the request for bond release. <br /> Detailed information about the review process can be found in the Act and the Regulations of the <br /> Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. All Rules referenced within this document <br /> are contained within the Regulations. Detailed information about the mining and reclamation operations <br /> can be found in the permit application on file at the Division offices,located at 1313 Sherman Street, <br /> Room 215,in Denver,Colorado. <br /> The West Elk Mine is an underground mine,permitted and operated by Mountain Coal Company, LLC <br /> (MCC). The ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is federal, and the coal <br /> ownership was also federal. Reclamation for which bond release has been requested was conducted <br /> during 2016 through 2018. MCC is requesting Phase I release on a total of 22.58 acres following <br /> successful backfilling and grading. <br /> C-1980-007 Page 2 of 10 <br />