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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 />November 14, 2022 <br /> <br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management <br />Uncompahgre Field Office <br />2505 S. Townsend Ave. <br />Montrose, CO 81401 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007) <br /> Bond Release Application No. 16 (SL-16) <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <br /> <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC has applied for a bond release at the West Elk Mine. The bond <br />release application was found complete by this Division on November 14, 2022. Surety Release <br />No. 16 seeks Phase II Bond Release for the reclamation of pads and roads associated with 31 <br />Mine Ventilation Boreholes (MVBs) on the E2, 3, 4 and 5 panels, four exploration holes, and <br />two monitoring wells. The total acreage is 20.74 acres and the reclamation was completed <br />between 2012 and 2017. The surface ownership is federal and private, and the coal mined was <br />federal and 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 />Leigh D. Simmons <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Leigh.Simmons@state.co.us <br />