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Monument Dam Borrow Area. The Division issued its proposed decision to approve the Partial <br /> Phase I Bond Release SL-07 on April 13,2015 and released $97,871.00 <br /> Partial Phase I Bond Release SL-08 was received on May 18, 2015 and requested a release of <br /> 10.05 acres. The release included the plugging and abandonment of 15 Mine Ventilation <br /> Boreholes (MVBs),the backfilling and regrading of 11 drill pads, and the backfilling and <br /> regrading of the associated roads and road spurs (eight total). The Division issued its proposed <br /> decision to approve the Partial Phase I Bond Release SL-08 on November 20,2015 and released <br /> $110,452.00 <br /> Partial Phase III Bond Release SL-09 was received on November 4,2015 and requested the final <br /> bond release of 22.1 acres. The release included the revegetation of 18 drill pads, including <br /> seven with associated spur roads, and four road segments in the Deep Creek,Long Draw, Long <br /> Draw Saddle, and West Point Road mining areas. The Division issued its proposed decision to <br /> approve the Partial Phase III Bond Release SL-09 on December 1,2016 and released$38,462.00 <br /> Partial Phase I Bond Release SL-10 was received on April 27,2016 and requested a release of <br /> 9.97 acres. The release included the plugging and abandonment of 21 drill holes, and the <br /> backfilling and regrading of 17 associated pads and roads. The Division issued its proposed <br /> decision to approve the Partial Phase I Bond Release SL-10 on December 22,2016 and released <br /> $149,727.22 <br /> Partial Phase III Bond Release SL-11 was received on September 6,2018 and requested a release <br /> of 15.25 acres. The release application included the successful revegetation of 15.25 acres of <br /> reclaimed drill pads and roads on the West Flatiron. The Division issued its proposed decision to <br /> approve the Partial Phase III Bond Release SL-1 I on December 12,2020 and released <br /> $26,825.00 <br /> The Division received MCC's application for a Partial Phase I Bond Release on December 14,2018. <br /> The release application included the plugging and abandonment of 33 Mine Ventilation Boreholes <br /> (MVBs),nine exploration drill holes (five of which were converted to MVBs) and nine monitoring <br /> wells;the backfilling and regrading of 26 drill pads, and the backfilling and regrading of seven <br /> associated road segments. The application was deemed complete on January 28, 2019, after the Division <br /> received proof of publication of the applicant's public notice. MCC published notice of the bond release <br /> application in the Delta County Independent once weekly for four consecutive weeks,beginning January <br /> 2,2019. MCC also notified land owners within and adjacent to the mine permit area, and other <br /> interested parties of the application for bond release,as required by Rule 3.03.2(l). <br /> No comments,written objections, or requests for an informal conference regarding the bond release <br /> application were received by the Division. <br /> The Division scheduled and conducted a bond release inspection on June 3-5,2019,which allowed time <br /> for snow to melt and roads to dry out. The site inspection was conducted in accordance with Rule <br /> 3.03.2(2). The inspection was attended by Leigh Simmons (Division),Tom Medlin (OSMRE)and Bob <br /> Munz(MCC). No representatives of the USFS or the BLM were present, although both agencies had <br /> been notified by certified mail. <br /> C-1980-007 Page 4 of 10 <br />