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Program Support Branch
<br /> Bond Release Evaluation Report
<br /> Permittee: Trapper Mining, Inc. (Trapper)
<br /> Mine: Trapper Mine
<br /> Permit No.: C-1981-010
<br /> Date of Inspection October 7, 2021, 8:30 a.m.
<br /> Inspection Type: Phase III Bond Release No. 23 (SL-23)
<br /> Weather: Sunny and warm, low wind, dry ground conditions
<br /> Operator Representative: Graham Roberts
<br /> State Official: Robin Reilley
<br /> BLM Official: Jennifer Maiolo
<br /> CO State Land Board Official: Ben Teschner KAREN JASS Digitally signed by KARE",ASS
<br /> Date:2021.11.04 14:22:00-06'00'
<br /> OSMRE Official: Karen Jass
<br /> This Phase III bond release inspection (Rangeland post-mining land use)was performed on October 7, 2021,
<br /> and covered a total of 265.5 acres of rangeland in the Ashmore, East Flintlock, Flintlock, and Kimber pits of
<br /> the Trapper Mine located in Moffat County, CO.The specific parcels, all of which were regraded, re-
<br /> topsoiled, and reseeded between 2009 and 2011, include:A-B-09 (7.8 acres), A-B-09 Oak(.3 acres), A-B-10
<br /> (83.5 acres), F-AB-09 (31 acres), F-A-10 (acres 15), F-A-11 (46.8 acres), K-A-10 (18 acres), K-A-11 (57.4
<br /> acres), and Z-A-10 (acres 5.7 acres). All lands were previously released of Phase I and II liability(e.g.
<br /> backfilling, regrading, re-topsoiling, re-seeding) with approvals of the SL-14, SL-16, SL-18 and SL-19 bond
<br /> release applications.
<br /> Notification of this proposed bond release was published in the Craig Daily Press for the required four
<br /> consecutive weeks, specifically on August 20, 2021, August 27,2021, September 3, 2021, and September 10,
<br /> 2021. A surety bond in the amount of$28 million has been posted; however,the operator has not
<br /> requested any reduction in the amount of this bond within the SL-23 bond release application.
<br /> The surface ownership is State and private, and the coal mined was federal, State, and private.This surface
<br /> coal mine is located about 6 miles south of Craig, CO, and the areas of reclamation inspected are located in:
<br /> TSN, R90W(all Section 5, and portions of Sections 6, 8, 9),
<br /> T5N R91W(all of Sections 2 &3, and portions of Sections 1, 4, 5),
<br /> T6N R90W(all of Section 31, and portions of 30, 32), and
<br /> T6N R91W(all of Sections 33, 34, 35, 36, and portions of 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32).
<br /> All the areas of the mine identified above are found on USGS 7.5 minute Castor Gulch Quadrangle map(s).
<br /> The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety(DRMS)found Trapper's Bond Release Application
<br /> No. 23 (SL-23) complete on September 23, 2021, with the review and comment periods beginning on that
<br /> date.
<br /> Prior to the field inspection, I reviewed the September 2021 SL-23 bond release application for Permit C-
<br /> 1981-010 submitted by Trapper.This application, submitted to DRMS, details the history of reclamation on
<br /> the specific parcels,the specific reclamation of each parcel,the sampling procedures, and the findings of
<br /> the sampling performed on the reclaimed areas (Phase III Reclamation Revegetation Sampling Reports)
<br /> from areas sampled in 2020 and 2021 by Osborn Industries (Meeker, CO).
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