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<br /> <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 P (303) 866-3567 F (303) 832-8106 https://drms.colorado.gov <br />Jared Polis, Governor | Dan Gibbs, Executive Director | Michael A. Cunningham, Director <br />April 28, 2025 <br /> <br />Thomas Cummings <br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management <br />White River Field Office <br />220 Market St. <br />Meeker, CO 81641-3419 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Yoast Mine (Permit No. C-1994-082) <br /> Bond Release Application No. 9 (SL-9) <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <br /> <br />Seneca Property LLC has applied for a bond release at the Yoast Mine. The bond release <br />application was found complete by this Division on October 16, 2024. All review and comment <br />periods as provided in the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act and the Regulations of <br />the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining initiate from this date of filing. <br /> <br />SL9 Phase III Bond Release of 162.7 acres for termination of jurisdiction comprising 19.8 acres of <br />Phase I, II and III release, 3.2 acres of Phase II and III release, and 139.7 of Phase III release.. The <br />surface ownership is federal, state and private, and the coal mined was federal, state and private. <br /> <br />The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles Southwest of Hayden, <br />Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br /> <br />T6N, R87W, Portions of Sections 28, 29 and 32 <br /> T5N, R87W, All of Section 17; Portions of Sections 5, 8, 16, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30 <br /> <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on the following USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle <br />map(s): Mount Harris. <br /> <br />For additional information, to provide written comments, or to file an objection and request an <br />informal conference, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, <br />1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with <br />regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within thirty (30) days of this letter. <br />If you have questions or need additional information, please contact me. <br />