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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 /> S1-27 was received on January 15, 2024. SL-27 approved Phase I release of 85.5 acres that were
<br /> backfilled and graded in 2023. The release was for Dryland Pastures DP-18, DP-20 and DP-21. Also
<br /> included was the Irrigated Pasture IP-12 and the Prime Farmland PF-1. SL-27 was approved on June
<br /> 19, 2024 and released $167,002.00 in reclamation Liability.
<br /> An application for a full Phase I, II and III bond release was received by the Division on February 29,
<br /> 2024. The application was deemed complete on April 1, 2024, after the Division received proof of
<br /> publication of the applicant's public notice. Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation, LLC published the
<br /> notice of the bond release application in the San Miguel Basin Forum once a week for four consecutive
<br /> weeks, beginning on March 6, 2024. ERMR also notified landowners within and adjacent to the mine
<br /> permit area, and other interested parties of the application for the bond release, as required by Rule
<br /> 3.03.2(l).
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