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L PROCEDURES AND SUMMARY OF THE REVIEW PROCESS
<br /> Hayden Gulch Terminal, LLC applied for a partial bond release under the Colorado Surface Coal
<br /> Mining and Reclamation Act following reclamation of the Hayden Gulch Loadout. The mine is
<br /> located in Routt County, Portions of: E1/2 Sec. 10, W 1/2,SE1/4, and SW 1/4 Sec. 14, E1/2E1/2
<br /> Sec. 15, NEl/4 Sec. 22,N1/2NW1/4 Sec. 23, S1/2N1/2, and NW1/4 Sec. 24, Township 6 North,
<br /> Range 88 West of the 6th P.M. Portions of. SW1/4, SE1/4, and NE1/4 Sec.17, SE1/4 Sec. 18,
<br /> N1/2 Sec. 19, Township 6 North,Range 87 West of the 6th Principal Meridian. The area released
<br /> is located in:
<br /> Township 6 North,Range 88 West of the 6th Principal Meridian
<br /> Section 14: Portions of S'/z SW'/4
<br /> Section 22 : Portions of NE'/4
<br /> Section 23 : Portions of NE'/2
<br /> Section 24: Portions of S'/z N'/z, NW'/4
<br /> Township 6 North,Range 87 West of the 6th Principal Meridian
<br /> Section 17 : Portions of SW'/4, SE'/4, NE'/4,
<br /> Section 18 : Portions of SE'/4
<br /> Section 19 : Portions of N'/z
<br /> HGT has previously applied and been approved for two other bond releases at this site. Release
<br /> Request 1 (SL-01)was submitted to the Division on February 2, 2012 and a decision was issued
<br /> on September 5, 2012. SL-01 was a partial Phase I release of 11.9 acres following structure
<br /> demolition, backfilling, and grading activities. SL-01 released a liability of$353, 829.24 from the
<br /> Reclamation Cost Estimate (RCE) in September of 2012. Release Request 2 (SL-02) was
<br /> submitted to the Division on October 22, 2020 and a decision was issued on February 18, 2022.
<br /> SL-2 was a Phase I, II, and III release of 103.2 acres which were converted into a recreational
<br /> feature under the City of Hayden's locally managed"Tracks to Trails" program. SL-02 released a
<br /> liability of$721,447.00 from the Reclamation Cost Estimate (RCE)in February of 2022.
<br /> An application for Phase I, II, and III bond release was received by the Division on September 5,
<br /> 2023. The application was deemed complete on September 13, 2023. Hayden Gulch Terminal,
<br /> LLC published notice of the bond release application in Colorado Mountain News Media -
<br /> Steamboat Pilot once weekly for four consecutive weeks, beginning September 4, 2023. Hayden
<br /> Gulch Terminal, LLC also notified land owners within and adjacent to the mine permit area, and
<br /> other interested parties of the application for bond release, as required by Rule 3.03.2(1).
<br /> No comments, written objections, or requests for an informal conference regarding the bond
<br /> release application were received by the Division.
<br /> The Division scheduled and conducted a bond release inspection on October 12, 2023 at 9:00 AM.
<br /> The site inspection was conducted in accordance with Rule 3.03.2(2). Attendees at the inspection
<br /> included the following: Miranda Kawcak (HGT), Hunter Ridley (Division), Dan Mackinnon
<br /> (OSMRE), Haley Hampstead (OSMRE), Jerod Smith (State Land Board). No other landowners
<br /> were in attendance at this release inspection. The Division notified all landowners of the inspection
<br /> Permit Number C-1992-081 Page 3 of 7
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