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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 III bond release at the New Horizon Mine, Division file <br /> number C-1981-008. The package contains four parts. These include: 1)procedures and summary of the <br /> bond release process;2)criteria and schedule for bond release;3)observations and findings of the Division <br /> regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining and <br /> Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder; and 4)the Division's proposed decision on the <br /> 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 was completed in 2015 and permanent seeding on the <br /> reclamation was completed in the spring of 2016. The Bond Release Application No.29(SL-29)requests <br /> the Phase III bond release for 2.9 acres of land referred to as Irrigated Pasture No. 10(IP-10) <br /> C-1981-008 SL-29 Page 2 of 10 <br />