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<br /> <br />Notice of Proposed Decision <br /> <br /> <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety has issued a proposed decision to <br />approve Bond Release Application No. 4 (SL-4) for the New Horizon North Mine, Permit No. C- <br />2010-089. The Division proposes to approve Phase I release on 35.2 acres. 34 acres were <br />backfilled and graded in the western, southern and eastern portions of the permit area to support <br />the post mining land use of dryland pasture. The remaining 1.2 acres are associated with a light <br />use road and a discharge pipe underneath AA Road in the southwestern permit area that are <br />approved to remain as permanent post mining features at the request of the landowners. The <br />Division also proposes to approve the Phase II and Phase III release on 1.2 acres associated with <br />the light use road and discharge pipe underneath AA Road in the southwestern portion of the <br />permit area. The surface operation is operated by Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation, LLC under <br />the provisions of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act of 1979. The bond release <br />application was submitted by Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation, LLC on January 11, 2024. Elk <br />ridge Mining and Reclamation, LLC is requesting Phase I bond release on 34 acres of reclaimed <br />sediment control structures. Phase I, Phase II and Phase III bond release requests were also made <br />for 1.2 acres associated with a light use road and a discharge pipe that routes water under AA Road <br />and are permitted to remain as permanaent structures to support the current post-mining land use. <br />The affected area is located in Montrose County, approximately 2.5 miles Northwest of Nucla. <br /> <br />Copies of the proposed decision are available for review at <br />https://dnrweblink.state.co.us/drms/search.aspx by searching C2010089 in the “Permit No” field. <br />A user guide is available to help first time users of the imaged document system and can be viewed <br />at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l8OUdf_Mpjo3kxIHkP5hMH-w7MeBtxX7/view.. <br /> <br />Any person who has an interest which is or may be adversely affected may request an adjudicatory <br />hearing regarding this proposed decision. Requests for a hearing must be made in writing within <br />thirty (30) days of the date following initial publication of this notice, and shall state with <br />reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and objections to the proposed decision. <br /> <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman St, Rm 215 <br />Denver CO 80203 <br />303-866-3567 <br /> <br />