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Introduction <br /> This document is the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br /> (the Division)in response to a request for Partial Phase H bond release at the West Elk Mine, Division <br /> file number C-1980-007. The package contains four parts. These include: 1)procedures and summary <br /> of 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 <br /> on the request for bond release. <br /> Detailed information about the review process can be found in the Act and the Regulations of the <br /> Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. All Rules referenced within this document <br /> are contained within the Regulations. Detailed information about the mining and reclamation operations <br /> can be found in the permit application on file at the Division offices, located at 1313 Sherman Street, <br /> Room 215, in Denver, Colorado. <br /> The West Elk Mine is an underground mine which is permitted and operated by Mountain Coal <br /> Company,LLC. The ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is federal and <br /> private, and the coal ownership was federal and private. Reclamation for which bond release has been <br /> requested was conducted in 2016 and 2017. <br /> C-1980-007 Page 2 of 10 <br />