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Based on the observations above,the Division proposes to approve Mountain Coal Company, LLC's <br /> request for a Partial Phase III bond release for the West Elk Mine. This proposed decision will release <br /> the applicant from liability for all reclamation work for the sites shown in Table 1,totaling 9.25 acres. <br /> An accounting of the West Elk Mine's bond release history is provided in Table 2 below. <br /> Table 2 <br /> West Elk Mine C-1980-007 Bond Release History <br /> Phase I Phase II Phase III <br /> Release Acres Amount Acres Amount Acres Amount <br /> SL-01 15.19 $79,727.00 0.00 $0.00 0.00 $0.00 <br /> SL-02 5.50 $122,629.00 0.00 $0.00 0.00 $0.00 <br /> SL-03 47.65 $470,488.00 0.00 $0.00 0.00 $0.00 <br /> SL-04 1 0.00 $0.00 67.60 $196,037.00 0.00 $0.00 <br /> SL-05 13.85 $94,475.00 0.00 $0.00 0.00 $0.00 <br /> SL-06 0.00 $0.00 0.00 $0.00 24.20 $69,761.00 <br /> SL-07 19.23 $97,871.00 0.00 $0.00 0.00 $0.00 <br /> SL-08 10.05 $110,452.00 0.00 $0.00 0.00 $0.00 <br /> SL-09 0.00 $0.00 0.00 $0.00 22.10 $38,462.00 <br /> SL-10 9.97 $149,727.22 0.00 $0.00 0.00 $0.00 <br /> SL-11 0.00 $0.00 0.00 $0.00 15.25 $26,825.00 <br /> SL-12 22.58 $295,827.06 0.00 $0.00 0.00 $0.00 <br /> SL-13 0.00 $0.00 50.04 $81,667.48 0.00 $0.00 <br /> SL-14 12.05 $146,798.23 0.00 $0.00 0.00 $0.00 <br /> SL-15 11.67 $143,551.21 0.00 $0.00 0.00 $0.00 <br /> SL-16 0.00 $0.00 14.36 $23,120.36 0.00 $0.00 <br /> Total 167.74 $1,711,545.72 132.00 $300,824.85 61.55 $135,048.00 <br /> Prior to the SL-17 application the total disturbed acreage (TDA) at the West Elk Mine was 556.62 acres, <br /> and the required surety (RS)was $11,310,016.43. Rule 3.03.1(2) allows for the release of up to 60%of <br /> the applicable bond at Phase I, 25% at Phase II and the remaining 15% at Phase III, the maximum dollar <br /> amount eligible for release with the approval of SL-17 (X)is summarized in Table 3 below. <br /> C-1980-007 Page 9 of 11 <br />