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• 1000LORADO <br /> -w Division of Reclamation, <br /> ® Mining and Safety <br /> Department of Natural Resources <br /> 1313 Sherman St. Room 215 <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> January 9, 2023 <br /> Montrose County Commissioners <br /> 1140 N. Grand Ave, Ste 250 <br /> Montrose, CO 81401 <br /> Re: New Horizon Mine(Permit No. C-1981-008) <br /> Bond Release Application No. 25 (SL-25) <br /> Dear Montrose County Commissioners: <br /> This letter, as required by Rule 3.03.2(5)(a) of the Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined <br /> Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining, is to inform you that the Division of Reclamation, <br /> Mining and Safety has issued a proposed decision to approve Bond Release Application No. 25 <br /> for the New Horizon Mine. This decision will be published in the San Miguel Basin Forum as <br /> soon as possible. The first day following publication of the notice initiates a thirty (30) day public <br /> comment period. If, within thirty days, there are no requests for an adjudicatory hearing, the <br /> decision will become final. <br /> The Division proposes to approve Phase I bond release on 2.7 acres of dryland pasture located in <br /> the southeast quarter of Section 6(topsoil stockpile E footprint). The Division proposes to approve <br /> Phase I bond release on 1.9 acres located in the southeast quarter of Section 36 that have been <br /> reclaimed to permanent stock pond SP2. And the Division proposes to approve Phase I bond <br /> release on 16.3 acres of irrigated pasture and 3.6 acres of dryland pasture (Parcels DP-10, DP-12, <br /> and DP-13) located in south east quarter of Section 36. <br /> The Division proposes to approve Phase II bond release on 11.4 acres of reclaimed pasture. 2.9 <br /> acres have been reclaimed as Irrigated pasture, parcel IP-10. A portion of this parcel requires <br /> minor adjustment to correct an area of differential settling and the formation of a small gully. The <br /> Division proposes to approve 3.6 acres of dryland pasture (Parcels DP-10, DP-12, and DP-13) <br /> located in south east quarter of Section 36. And the Division proposes to approve Phase II bond <br /> release on 4.9 acres of dryland pasture,parcels DP-16 and DP-17, located in the southeast quarter <br /> of Section 6 <br /> Based on the observations above, the Division proposes to approve Elk Ridge Mining and <br /> Reclamation, LLC's request for a Partial Phase I, II, and III bond release for the New Horizon <br /> Mine. This proposed decision will release the applicant from liability for: all reclamation work <br /> on eleven reclaimed monitoring wells. The Divison entered 0.001 acres into the Phase III release <br /> OF'HOC <br /> 0? <br /> 1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 P(303)866-3567 F(303)832-8106 https://drms.coiorado.gov <br /> Jared Polis, Governor I Dan Gibbs, Executive Director I Virginia Brannon, Director <br /> K1876* <br />