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Coors Energy Company Keenesburg Mine <br /> Phase III Bond Release Application <br /> PUBLIC NOTICE <br /> Coors Energy Company(PO Box 4030, Golden, CO 80402)has filed an application for a Phase II <br /> and Phase III bond release for successfully completing final reclamation on a portion of the <br /> Keenesburg Mine with the Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety(DRMS, permit <br /> C-1981-028, approved November 3, 1981). The bond release application requests Phase II bond <br /> release in Area 30 (9.7 acres) and Phase III bond release in Areas 23, 29, 30, and 31 (30.6 acres) <br /> within the mine site. These areas have been backfilled and graded and seeding took place between <br /> 2002 and 2009. Phase I bond release has been approved for all four areas and Phase II bond release <br /> has been approved for Areas 23, 29, and 31. All four areas have been shown to meet the approved <br /> standards for cover, herbaceous production, and species composition for the site. The current bond <br /> is a corporate surety of$818,406.00 prior to the proposed release and the amount requested for <br /> release is $98,287.00. The areas proposed are located within the southwest quarter of Section 25, <br /> Township 3 North, Range 64 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, Weld County, CO. Coors <br /> Energy Company is the surface owner of the property for which bond release is being requested. <br /> The permit area is located 7 miles north of Keenesburg, CO and is accessed by Weld County Road <br /> 59. A copy of the bond release application is available for public review at the Weld County Clerk <br /> and Recorder's Office (1402 N 17th Ave, Greeley, CO 80631), the Keenesburg Town Hall, and at <br /> the DRMS (1313 Sherman St, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203). In accordance with Rule 3.03.2(3) <br /> any person with a valid legal interest which might be adversely affected by release of the bond, or <br /> any federal, state, or local governmental agency with jurisdiction over regulated activities at the <br /> mine shall have the right to file written objections to or comments upon the requested release <br /> and/or file a request for an informal conference with the DRMS within thirty (30) days of the last <br /> publication of this notice, or within thirty (30) days of the completed bond release inspection to be <br /> conducted by the DRMS whichever is later. All comments, objections, and requests must be <br /> submitted in writing to the DRMS at 1001 E 62nd Ave, Room 215, Denver, CO 80216. <br /> Published in the Fort Lupton Press <br /> SL-12 May 2024 <br />