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Notice to Parties Identified in Rule 3.03.2(1): Potentially affected parties,Gunnison and <br /> Delta Counties, and governmental agencies as specified in CDRMS Rule 3.03.2(1) were <br /> noticed of the bond release application, and copies of those certified mail notices and proof <br /> of receipt are appended. Copies of the letters to Gunnison County,Delta County Clerk and <br /> Recorder, and Paonia Public Library requesting retention of the public copy of the bond <br /> release application are appended. <br /> Newspaper Public Notice: A copy of the newspaper public notice that has been published <br /> in the Delta County Independent is attached. A copy of the proof of publication is attached. <br /> Achievement of Revegetation Success <br /> Comparison of the reclaimed areas values for vegetation cover, total herbaceous <br /> production, and species composition with the applicable revegetation success criteria <br /> indicates whether revegetation has been successful and compliant with requirements for <br /> Phase III bond release. CDRMS Rule 3.03.1(2) provides for release of bond, "upon the <br /> establishment of vegetation which supports the approved post-mining land use, and which <br /> meets the approved success standard for cover pursuant to 4.15.8..." The tables below <br /> allow the comparison of the parameter values from the 2020 and 2021 sampling at the <br /> reclamation areas with the revegetation criteria to be achieved. <br /> The reports, Oxbow Mining, LLC Elk Creek Mine Somerset, Colorado 2020 Phase III <br /> Bond Release (Year 1): SL-07 Reclaimed Areas Vegetation Report, and Oxbow Mining, <br /> LLC Elk Creek Mine Somerset, Colorado 2021 Phase III Bond Release (Year 2): SL-07 <br /> Reclaimed Areas Vegetation Report document achievement of the applicable revegetation <br /> bond release criteria for reclaimed areas and are appended to this application. <br /> A summary of the applicable revegetation success criteria and sampled values for 2020 and <br /> 2021 for Phase III bond release at the Elk Creek Mine follows. <br /> Phase III Bond Release Reclaimed Areas Reclamation Success: <br /> Vegetation Cover (2020 and 2021) <br /> Demonstration of vegetation cover revegetation success at the Elk Creek Mine for Phase <br /> III bond release requires that the total vegetation cover at the eligible reclaimed areas meets <br /> or exceeds the value of the total herbaceous cover value calculated from the Mountain <br /> Shrub Extended Reference Area. The table below compares the vegetation cover values <br /> from the 2020 and 2021 sampling. <br />