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<br /> <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 P (303) 866-3567 F (303) 832-8106 https://drms.colorado.gov <br />Jared Polis, Governor | Dan Gibbs, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />July 5, 2022 <br /> <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 /> <br /> <br />Re: New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C-1981-008) <br /> Bond Release Application No. 25 (SL-25) <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Strand: <br /> <br />Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation, LLC has applied for a bond release at the New Horizon <br />Mine. The bond release application was found complete by this Division on July 5, 2022. The <br />permittee is requesting Phase I, II and III bond release for nine (9) plugged and abandoned <br />monitoring wells, and two (2) plugged and abandoned backfill wells. The permittee is requesting <br />Phase I release on 24.5 acres that have been backfilled and graded. The permittee is requesting <br />Phase II release on 11.4 acres of dryland pasture and irrigated pasture reclaimed areas. The <br />surface ownership is private, and the coal mined was private. <br /> <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 /> <br />If you have questions or need additional information, please contact me. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Janet H. Binns <br />Environmental Protection Specialist