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Introduction <br /> This document is the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety(the <br /> Division)in response to a request for a partial Phase I, II and III bond release at the New Horizon Mine, <br /> Division file number C-1981-008. The package contains four parts. These include: 1) procedures and <br /> summary of the bond release process; 2) criteria and schedule for bond release; 3) observations and <br /> findings of the Division regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of the Colorado Surface <br /> Coal Mining and Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder; and 4)the Division's proposed <br /> decision on the request for bond release. <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. All Rules referenced within this document are <br /> contained within the Regulations. Detailed information about the mining and reclamation operations can <br /> be found in the permit application on file at the Division offices, located at 1313 Sherman Street, Room <br /> 215,in Denver, Colorado. <br /> The New Horizon Mine is a surface mine which was permitted and operated by Elk Ridge Mining and <br /> Reclamation, LLC. The ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is private, and <br /> the coal ownership was private. <br /> Reclamation for nine reclaimed monitoring wells and two backfill wells which bond release has been <br /> requested was conducted in November 2021. ERMR is requesting Phase I, II and III bond release on all <br /> eleven reclaimed wells. ERMR is requesting Phase I bond release of 24.5 acres. ERMR is requesting <br /> Phase II bond release on 11.4 acres. The requested Phase II areas were reclaimed within 2011 to 2013, <br /> 2016, and 2018. <br /> C1981008 SL25 Page 2 of 14 <br />