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L PROCEDURES AND SUMMARY OF THE REVIEW PROCESS MINREC, Inc. has applied for complete bond release under the Colorado Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act following reclamation of the North Thompson Creek Mine. This is the seventh bond release application for the site(SL-07). Five bond release applications were approved between 1988 and 2003: • The decision issuance date for SL-01 was in March 1988. This was a Phase I bond release, and the amount released was$117,920. • The decision issuance date for SL-02 was in November 1993. This was a Phase I,II,and III bond release,and the amount released was$45,000. • The decision issuance date for SL-03 was also in November 1993. This was a Phase III bond release,and the amount released was$78,267. • The decision issuance date for SL-04 was in November 2001. This was a Phase I and II bond release, and the amount released was$158,430. • The decision issuance date for SL-05 was in March 2003. This was a Phase III bond release, and the amount released was$53,497. The most recent bond release was SL-06,and the decision issuance date was January 25,2010. This action was a Phase I, II, and III bond release. After SL-06,the Division retained jurisdiction over 4.1 acres of area known as the Developed Water Resources Area;the ditches and ponds in this area have been approved as permanent. With TR-28,0.7 acres were added to the approved disturbed area(for a total of 4.8 disturbed acres)because the Refuse Pond and the ditch from Pond P-9 to the Refuse Pond were added back into the permit. The Refuse Pond and inlet ditch are an integral part of the surface water management system at the site. After SL-06,the Division also retained jurisdiction over 407 acres overlying underground workings; no reclamation tasks are associated with this area. The Developed Water Resources Area and the 407 acres overlying underground workings are part of the permit area,which encompasses 1,093.5 acres. The application for SL-07,a Phase III bond release,was received by the Division on August 4,2021. The application was deemed complete on August 13,2021, after the Division received proof of publication of the applicant's public notice. MINREC, Inc. published notice of the bond release application in the Glenwood Springs Post Independent once weekly for four consecutive weeks, beginning July 12, 2021. MINREC,Inc. 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 September 13, 2021. The site inspection was conducted in accordance with Rule 3.03.2(2). Attendees included Stan Muhr and Jim Stover, representing MINREC, Inc.; Rob Zuber representing the Division; and Dan MacKinnon representing the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. The Bureau of Land Management and the landowner, North Thompson — Four Mile Mineral & Land Corporation, were Pennit Number C-1981-025 Page 3 of 7