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Colowyo Coal Company L.P. <br /> <br />SL-24 Phase I Bond Release Application Page 2 <br /> <br />B. Public Notice <br /> <br />Pursuant to the Rules and Regulation of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board published <br />August 1980, and pursuant to the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act 34-33-101, et <br />seq., notice is hereby given of the filing of an application for Phase I Bond Release of a portion <br />of the Colowyo Mine site. The application pertains to the existing Colowyo Coal Mine, Permit <br />No. C-1981-019, Colowyo Coal Company L.P., 5731 State Highway No. 13, Meeker, Colorado <br />81641, filed with the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (CDRMS), Colorado <br />Department of Natural Resources, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, <br />and approved by the Division on February 27, 2023 (latest Permit Renewal). The Colowyo <br />Mine is located approximately 28 miles south of Craig, Colorado. <br /> <br />The Phase I bond release areas applied for total 145.9 acres that was backfilled and graded in <br />2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The status of the reclamation is consistent with the <br />requirements of the approved reclamation plan which includes backfill and regrading to the <br />approved post mine topography. Map 1 of the bond release application provides the location of <br />the Phase I bond release areas. Listed below is a general legal description of these areas: <br /> <br />Township 3 North, Range 93 West of the 6th P.M. <br />Section 5 – NW ¼ NE ¼ <br />Section 6 – N ½ and SE ¼ <br />Section 8 – SE ¼ SE ¼ <br />Section 9 – S ½ <br />Section 16 – NW ¼ NW 1/4 <br />Section 17 NE ¼ NE ¼ <br /> <br />Township 3 North, Range 94 West of the 6th P.M. <br />Section 1 – NE ¼ <br /> <br />Township 4 North, Range 93 West of the 6th P.M. <br />Section 31 – South ½ <br />Section 32 - SW ¼ SW ¼ <br />Section 13 – S ½ <br />Section 22 – SE ¼ NE ¼ <br />Section 23 – S ½, NE ¼ SE ¼ <br />Section 24 – NW ¼ <br /> <br /> Township 4 North, Range 94 West of the 6th P.M. <br />Section 36 - All <br />Section 25 – NW ¼ NE ¼ <br /> <br />Colowyo currently holds a surety bond (Bond No. 190044301) in the amount of <br />$119,000,000.00. With this application, Colowyo will be requesting relinquishment of 60% of <br />the bond held for each parcel applied for under the Phase I application. <br />A copy of the bond release application is on file at the Moffat County Clerk and Recorder’s <br />Office located in the Moffat County Courthouse, 221 West Victory Way, Craig, Colorado 81625.