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COORS ENERGY COMPANY <br /> KEENESBURG MINE <br /> PHASE I BOND RELEASE APPLICATION <br /> Date of Request: June 17, 2022 <br /> Permittee: Coors Energy Company <br /> Permit Number: C-1981-028 <br /> Permit Approval Date: November 3, 1981 <br /> Mine Name: Keenesburg Mine <br /> Bond Release Phase Requested: Phase I <br /> Acreage: Permit Area—225.55 acres(from November 1, 2016 TR446 Decision Form) <br /> Disturbed—215.29 acres (from November 1, 2016 TR446 Decision Form) <br /> Area Requested for Release— 101.28 acres <br /> Bonding Company: Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America <br /> Bond Type: Surety <br /> Bond Number: 103799990 <br /> Original Bond Amount: $9,077,000 (November 1983 permit issuance) <br /> Current Bond Amount: $1,201,563.00 (as of 2020 reduction for SL-10) <br /> Bond Amount Requested for Release: $574,531.00 <br /> Legal Description of the Area Requested for Bond Release: The Phase I bond release <br /> application requests release of bond and liability for successfully completing grading and drainage <br /> control work in Areas 35 through 38 and 42 through 45 within the Keenesburg Mine site. These <br /> areas are located in portions of Section 25, Township 3N, Range 64W, Sixth Principal Meridian, <br /> Weld County, Colorado. The total area is approximately 101.28 acres. <br /> Maps: The attached site map (Figure 1) identifies the areas requested for Phase I bond release as <br /> well as the permit boundary and bond release status of other areas within the permit boundary. <br /> Figures 2—5 show the post-mining contours as compared to the approved topography in the <br /> Reclamation Plan in plan view and cross section. <br /> Dates of Reclamation Work: The Reclamation Areas included in this application were graded, <br /> topsoiled, and seeded in the years presented in Table 1. <br /> Table 1: Reclamation Year by Reclamation Area <br /> Year Year Year Year <br /> Area Acres Graded To soiled Seeded Re-Seeded <br /> 35 9.67 2020 2020 2020 n/a <br /> 36 25.10 2020 2020 2020 2022 <br /> 37 22.55 2019 2019 2019 2022 <br /> 38 1 10.92 2020 2020 2020 2022 <br /> 42 11.38 2020 2020 2020 2022 <br /> 43 8.30 2020 2020 2019 n/a <br /> 44 9.95 2020 2020 2019 n/a <br /> 45 3.41 2020 2020 2019 n/a <br /> SL-11 June 2022 <br />