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COLORADO <br /> Division of Reclamation, <br /> Mining and Safety <br /> Department of Natural Resources <br /> 1313 Sherman St. Room 215 <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> April 27, 2022 <br /> Howard Strand <br /> Office of Surface Mining <br /> Western Region <br /> One Federal Center, Building 41 <br /> PO Box 25065 <br /> Denver, CO 80225 <br /> Re: Elk Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1981-022) <br /> Bond Release Application No. 7 (SL-7) <br /> Dear Mr. Strand: <br /> Oxbow Mining, LLC has applied for a bond release at the Elk Creek Mine. The bond release <br /> application was found complete by this Division on April 27, 2022. SL-7 seeks Phase III Bond <br /> Release on 21.24 acres of reclaimed drill pads and roads. Reclamation of the SL-7 parcels was <br /> completed during 2011. The surface ownership is federal and private, and the coal mined was <br /> federal and private. <br /> We will contact you to advise you of the Division's required bond release inspection of the site as <br /> soon as it has been scheduled. A proposed decision on the application will be issued within sixty <br /> (60)days of our inspection. <br /> If you have questions or need additional information,please contact me. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Leigh D. Simmons <br /> Environmental Protection Specialist <br /> Leigh.Simmons@state.co.us <br /> OF LOCO <br /> 1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 P (303) 866-3567 F(303)832-8106 https://drms.(.olorado.gov <br /> I <br /> Jared Polis, Governor I Dan Gibbs, Executive Director I Virginia Brannon, Director * * <br /> 1876 <br />