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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 Phase I,II and III bond release at the New Horizon Mine,Division <br /> file number C-1981-008. The package contains four parts. These include: 1)procedures and summary of <br /> the bond release process; 2) criteria and schedule for bond release; 3) observations and findings of the <br /> Division regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining <br /> and Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder; and 4)the Division's proposed decision on <br /> 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 /> Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation, LLC (ERMR) is requesting Phase I, II and III bond release on the <br /> SP-2 Stock Pond and the C-15 Ditch. ERMR is requesting Phase I bond release of 0.1 acres. ERMR is <br /> requesting Phase II bond release on 1.8 acres. ERMR is requesting Phase III release of 1.8 acres. <br /> C1981008 SL26 Page 2 of 9 <br />