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New Horizon North Mine <br /> I. General <br /> Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation LLC, New Horizon North Mine, Permit No. C-2010-089, is <br /> submitting this application for Phase I bond release on backfilled, graded, topsoiled and seeded <br /> reclaimed sediment control structures, and Phase I through III bond release on permanent <br /> structures including a road and discharge structure that routes water under AA Road. <br /> The current reclamation liability for the New Horizon North Mine is $450,979.00, and New <br /> Horizon North Mine currently holds a surety in the amount of$500,000. With this application, <br /> the New Horizon North Mine will be requesting relinquishment of 60% of the bond held for <br /> Phase I bond release areas, 85% of the bond held for the Phase II bond release areas, and <br /> 100% of the bond held for the Phase III bond release areas. <br /> II. Summary Information <br /> A. General Location Description <br /> The 34 acres requested for Phase I bond release and the 1.2 acres requested for Phase I through <br /> III bond release are located within Montrose County, Colorado and are generally descripted as: <br /> The SW'/4 and NW'/4 SW'/4 of Section 25 Township 47 North, Range 16 West of the 6th P.M., <br /> County of Montrose, State of Colorado. <br /> The NW'/4 W'/z of Section 36 Township 47 North, Range 16 West of the 6th P.M., County of <br /> Montrose, State of Colorado. <br /> Please refer to Maps 1 and 2 for the exact locations be applied for under this application. <br /> B. Public Notice <br /> Pursuant to the Rules and Regulation of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board published <br /> August 1980, and pursuant to the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act 34-33-101, et <br /> seq., notice is hereby given of the filing of an application for Phase I-III Bond Release of a <br /> portion of the New Horizon North Mine site. The application is denoted as SL-04 and pertains to <br /> the New Horizon North Mine, Permit No. C-2010-089 (issued June 20, 2012) by Elk Ridge <br /> Mining and Reclamation, LLC, P. O. Box 628, Nucla, Colorado 81424, filed with the Colorado <br /> Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (CDRMS), Colorado Department of Natural <br /> Resources, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203. <br /> The Phase I bond release areas (34 acres) were backfilled, graded, topsoiled and seeded in 2023. <br /> The status of the reclamation is consistent with the requirements of the approved reclamation <br /> plan which includes backfill and regrading to the approved post mine topography, topsoil <br /> Page 1 <br />