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INTRODUCTION <br /> This document presents the findings of compliance in support of a proposed decision of the Colorado <br /> Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety (the Division) in response to a request for partial Phase I bond <br /> release on a portion of the Keenesburg Strip Mine,Division file number C-1981-028. With this application, <br /> Keenesburg Mine requests Phase I bond release over approximately 101 acres. <br /> The document includes the following four parts: <br /> 1. Summary of the Bond Release Process <br /> 2. Criteria and Schedule for Bond Release <br /> 3. Observations and Findings <br /> 4. The Division's Proposed Decision <br /> Regulations <br /> Detailed information about the review process can be found in the Act and the Regulations of the Colorado <br /> Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining; <br /> http:Hmining.state.co.us/SiteCollecti onDocuments/CoalRegulations91405.pdf. <br /> All Rules referenced within this document are contained within the Regulations. Detailed information <br /> about the mining and reclamation operations can be found in the permit application on file at the Division <br /> offices, located at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, in Denver, Colorado. <br /> Location of Keenesburg Strip Mine and SL-11 Area <br /> The Keenesburg Strip Mine is a surface mine permitted and operated by Coors Energy Company (CEC), <br /> and located approximately 12 miles northeast of the Town of Keenesburg in Weld County Colorado. The <br /> mine comprises, all or portions of Sections 2 and 11,T2N,R64W; and Sections 25 and 36,T3N,R64W <br /> (6th Prime Meridian). The ownership of the land proposed for bond release is private, and the coal <br /> ownership was state and private. <br /> CEC requested Phase I bond release on approximately 101 acres on Areas 35 —38 and 42 —45 on the <br /> following map (Figure 1). Backfilling and grading for the proposed bond release area was conducted in <br /> 2019 and 2020. <br />