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PUBLIC NOTICE <br /> Trapper Mining Inc., P.O. Box 187, Craig, CO 81626 (CDRMS Permit No. C-1981-010, approved 2/4/23), intends <br /> to request release of Phase 11 bond liability on 298.3 acres of its reclaimed mine lands. A surety bond in the amount <br /> of $45,100,000 is presently in place. No reduction in the amount of the bond is sought with this bond release <br /> application. <br /> Those portions of the mine for which Phase II bond release liability is requested were reclaimed from 2017 to 2019 <br /> and have been retopsoiled, reseeded and hydrologically stabilized in accordance with CDRMS regulations. A <br /> perennial native grass/forb/mountain shrub community has been established to achieve the post-mining land use of <br /> rangeland. <br /> This information is being proposed as bond release request SL-24. All reviews and comment periods as provided in <br /> the Act and Regulations promulgated thereunder initiate from this date of filing. Trapper Mine is located 6t/z miles <br /> south of Craig,Colorado.The specific area to which this proposed bond release request applies is: <br /> T5N,R90W Portions of Sections 5 and 6. <br /> T6N,R90W Portions of Section 31 and 32. <br /> T6N,R91 W Portions of Section 36. <br /> The Castor Gulch USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle map contains the location of the affected area. Written comments or <br /> objections or requests for public hearing or informal conference concerning this bond release application may be <br /> submitted to,and additional information obtained from,the Colorado Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety, <br /> 215 Centennial Bldg., 1313 Sherman St.,Denver CO 80203, (303)866-3567. The Colorado Division of <br /> Reclamation,Mining and Safety must receive comments within 30 days of the last publication of this notice or within <br /> 30 days of the onsite inspection,whichever is later. Published in the Craig Daily Press on August 4, 11, 18 and 25, <br /> 2023. <br /> The mailing address for Trapper Mine is: Graham C.Roberts <br /> Environmental Supervisor <br /> Trapper Mining Inc. <br /> P.O.Box 187 <br /> Craig CO 81626 <br /> SL-24 public notice.doc <br />