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SL-20 approved Phase II and III bond release for 2.0 acres on the Benson East property. The bond <br /> release was approved on December 15, 2017 <br /> SL-21 was received on February 1, 2019. SL-21 requested Phase I,II and III bond release on 1.6 acres <br /> of reclaimed sediment control ditch C-18 on the Staats property. SL21 was approved on April 9, 2019. <br /> No objections were received regarding this bond release. <br /> SL-22 was approved on March 12, 2020. SL-22 approved Phase I bond release on 3.0 regraded acres, <br /> Phase II release on 107.4 acres of Irrigated Cropland, Phase II release on 12.9 acre of Irrigated Pasture, <br /> Phase II release on 11.7 acre of Dryland pasture, and Phase III on 157 acres of Irrigated Pasture and <br /> Dryland Pasture. <br /> SL-23 was received on September 26, 2019. SL2-23 approved Phase III bond release of a reclaimed <br /> ditch, with a post-mining land use of irrigated pasture. The reclaimed ditch accounted for 0.4 acres. <br /> No objections were received regarding SL-23. SL-23 was approved on March 19, 2020, and released <br /> $2,361.00 in reclamation liability. <br /> SL-24 was received on January 28, 2021. SL-24 approved Phase I, II, and III bond release of Stock <br /> Pond 1 (SP1), previously known as the Goforth Stock pond, and the immediate surrounding area, <br /> consisting of approximately 1.1 acres. SL-24 was approved on May 13, 2021, and released $5,675.00 <br /> in reclamation liability. <br /> SL-25 was received on May 16, 2022. SL-25 approved Phase I, II and III bond release for nine (9) <br /> plugged and abandoned monitoring wells, and two (2) plugged and abandoned backfill wells. SL-25 <br /> also approved Phase I release on 24.5 acres, Phase II release on 11.4 acres. SL-25 was approved on <br /> February 15, 2023 and released $52,098.00 in reclamation liability. <br /> SL-26 was received on August 15,2023. SL-26 approved Phase I, II and III release of Stock Pond SP- <br /> 2 and the C-15 Ditch. The Revision approved the Phase I, II and III release of 0.1 acres associated <br /> with the C-15 Ditch and 1.7 acres were approved for Phase II and Phase III release associated with the <br /> SP-2 stockpond. In total 1.8 acres were Phase III released. SL-26 was approved on January 10, 2024 <br /> and released$10,560.00 in reclamation liability. <br /> An application for a Partial Phase I, II and III bond release was received by the Division on January <br /> 15, 2024. The application was deemed complete on February 21, 2024, after the Division received <br /> proof of publication of the applicant's public notice. Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation, LLC <br /> published the notice of the bond release application in the San Miguel Basin Forum once a week for <br /> four consecutive weeks, beginning on January 17, 2024. ERMR also notified landowners within and <br /> adjacent to the mine permit area, and other interested parties of the application for the bond release, as <br /> required by Rule 3.03.2(1). <br /> No comments,written objections, or requests for an informal conference regarding the bond release <br /> application were received by the Division. <br /> The Division scheduled and conducted an inspection on March 6,2024. The site inspection was <br /> conducted in accordance with Rule 3.03.2(2). The Division was represented during the inspection by <br /> Permit Number G 1981-008 Page 5 of 12 <br />