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<br /> <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 P (303) 866-3567 F (303) 832-8106 https://drms.colorado.gov <br />Jared Polis, Governor | Dan Gibbs, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director <br />September 19, 2023 <br /> <br />Howard Strand <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Western Region <br />One Federal Center, Building 41 <br />PO Box 25065 <br />Denver, CO 80225 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Trapper Mine (Permit No. C-1981-010) <br /> Bond Release Application No. 24 (SL-24) <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Strand: <br /> <br />Trapper Mining, Inc. has applied for a bond release at the Trapper Mine. The bond release <br />application was found complete by this Division on September 7, 2023. All review and comment <br />periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act and the Regulations of <br />the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining initiate from this date of filing. <br /> <br />The application requests a Phase II bond release comprising 298.3 acres. Parcels requested include <br />FB-19, LAB-18, LAB-19 and ZA-17. The surface ownership is state and private, and the coal <br />mined was federal, state and private. <br /> <br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 6 miles Southwest of Craig, <br />Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br /> <br />Township 5 North, Range 90 West <br /> Section 5 All <br /> Portions of Sections 6, 8 and 9 <br /> Township 5 North, Range 91 West <br /> Portions of Sections 1, 4, and 5 <br /> Sections 2 and 3, ALL <br /> Township 6 North, Range 90 West <br /> Portions of Sections 30 and 32 <br /> Section 31, ALL <br /> Township 6 North, Range 91 West <br /> Portions of Sections 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 32 <br /> Sections 33, 34, 35, and 36, ALL