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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 21, 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: Elk Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1981-022) <br /> Bond Release Application No. 8 (SL-8) <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <br /> <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 November 21, 2022. SL-8 seeks Phase III <br />Bond Release on 9.5 acres of pads and roads. Reclamation work on the SL-8 parcels was <br />completed between 2010 and 2012. The surface ownership is federal and private, and the coal <br />mined was 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 /> <br />C-SL-03A