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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 Partial Phase I, II and III bond release at the New Horizon North <br /> Mine, Division file number C-2010-089. The package contains four parts. These include: 1)procedures <br /> and summary of the bond release process; 2) criteria and schedule for bond release; 3) observations and <br /> findings of the Division regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of the Colorado Surface <br /> Coal Mining and Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder;and 4)the Division's proposed <br /> decision on 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 North Mine is a surface mine which was permitted and operated by Elk Ridge Mining <br /> and Reclamation, LLC. The ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is private, <br /> and the coal ownership was private. Reclamation for which bond release has been requested was <br /> conducted in the fall of 2023. <br /> Permit Number C-2010-089 Page 2 of 12 <br />