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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 Phase I, II and III bond release at the New Horizon Mine, Division <br /> file number C-1981-008. The package contains four parts. These include: 1)procedures and summary of <br /> the bond release process; 2) criteria and schedule for bond release; 3) observations and findings of the <br /> Division regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining <br /> and Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder; and 4)the Division's proposed decision on <br /> 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 Mine is a surface which was permitted and operated by Elk Ridge Mining and <br /> Reclamation, LLC. The ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is private, and <br /> the coal ownership was private. Reclamation for which bond release has been requested was conducted <br /> November 21, 2023 for the groundwater monitoring wells and the exploration wells were mined through <br /> during mining operations and included in larger reclamation areas after mining was completed. The Bond <br /> Release Application No.28(SL-28)requests the Phase I,II and III bond release for the 5 monitoring wells <br /> and 7 exploration holes only. There is no acreage associated with the SL-28 release request. <br /> C-1981-008 SL-28 Page 2 of 10 <br />