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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 I bond liability on 316.5 acres of its reclaimed mine lands. A surety bond in the amount <br /> of$45,100,000.00 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 I bond release liability is requested were reclaimed from 2008 to 2023 <br /> and have been backfilled and regraded, with controlled drainages constructed, retopsoiled and reseeded in <br /> accordance with CDRMS regulations. A perennial native grass/forb/mountain shrub community will be established <br /> to achieve the post-mining land use of rangeland. <br /> This information is being proposed as bond release request SL-25. 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 61/2 miles <br /> south of Craig,Colorado.The specific area to which this proposed bond release request applies is: <br /> T5N,R91W Portions of Sections 3 and 2. <br /> T6N,R91 W Portion of Section 27,28 and 34. <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. <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 /> GCR 11/23 <br /> SL-25 public notice.doe <br />