2023-02-16_REVISION - C1981008 ‎(6)‎

• Permit No: C1981008
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 2/16/2023
• Doc Name: Notice of Proposed Decision
• From: DRMS
• To: GW46 Irrevoccable Trust
• Type & Sequence: SL25
• Email Name: CCW
• Email Name: THM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 P [phone] F [phone] https://drms.colorado.gov
Jared Polis, Governor | Dan Gibbs, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director
February 16, 2023

Jim Guire
GW46 Irrevoccable Trust
PO Box 587
Nucla, CO 81424

Re: New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C-1981-008)
Bond Release Application No. 25 (SL-25)

Dear Mr. Guire:

This letter, in accordance with Rule 3.03.2(5)(a) of the Rules and Regulations of the Colorado
Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining, is to inform you that the Division of
Reclamation, Mining and Safety has issued a proposed decision to approve Bond Release
Application No. 25 (SL-25) for the New Horizon Mine. This decision will be published in the San
Miguel Basin Forum, as soon as possible. The first day following publication of the notice initiates
a thirty (30) day public comment period. If, within thirty days, there are no requests for an
adjudicatory hearing, the decision will become final.

The Division proposes to approve Phase I bond release on 2.7 acres of dryland pasture located in
the southeast quarter of Section 6 (topsoil stockpile E footprint). The Division proposes to approve
Phase I bond release on 1.9 acres located in the southeast quarter of Section 36 that have been
reclaimed to permanent stock pond SP2. And the Division proposes to approve Phase I bond
release on 16.3 acres of irrigated pasture and 3.6 acres of dryland pasture (Parcels DP-10, DP-12,
and DP-13) located in south east quarter of Section 36.
The Division proposes to approve Phase II bond release on 11.4 acres of reclaimed pasture. 2.9
acres have been reclaimed as Irrigated pasture, parcel IP-10. A portion of this parcel requires
minor adjustment to correct an area of differential settling and the formation of a small gully. The
Division proposes to approve 3.6 acres of dryland pasture (Parcels DP-10, DP-12, and DP-13)
located in south east quarter of Section 36. And the Division proposes to approve Phase II bond
release on 4.9 acres of dryland pasture, parcels DP-16 and DP-17, located in the southeast quarter
of Section 6. The Division proposes to approve to release the applicant from liability for: all
reclamation work on eleven reclaimed monitoring wells. The Divison entered 0.001 acres into the
Phase III release catagory to allow the permit system to display that Phase III release was approved
for the wells. Eventhough the wells had no acreages associated with them in the application due
to their negligible footprint. Specifically wells GW-N41, GW-N42, GW-N43, GW-N16P1, GW-
17P1, GW-N19P1, MFBF-71, MW BF-63, GW-N-40, GW-N39, and GW-N3. As an interested