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Introduction <br /> This document represents the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Reclamation,Mining and <br /> Safety (the Division)in response to a request for partial Phase I bond release at the West Elk Mine, <br /> Division file number C-1980-007. The package contains four parts. These include: 1)procedures and <br /> summary of the bond release process; 2)criteria and schedule for bond release; 3) observations and <br /> findings of the Division regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of the Colorado <br /> Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder; and 4)the <br /> Division's proposed decision 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 which is permitted and operated by Mountain Coal <br /> Company,LLC. The ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is federal, and the <br /> coal ownership was also federal. Reclamation for which bond release has been requested was conducted <br /> during 2019-20. <br /> C-1980-007 Page 2 of 10 <br />