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�tpgldT OFT``.. <br /> QPQ. iy 3,- d •l<( I1.5.CEPARTMFMp MEIMERIOR <br /> EE.0 United States Department of the Interior E <br /> CH s ,a°9 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT <br /> Little Snake Field Office <br /> 455 Emerson Street <br /> Craig, Colorado 81625-1129 <br /> In Reply Refer To: <br /> 3465 (CON010) <br /> TRANSMITTED ELECTRONICALLY <br /> Dan MacKinnon <br /> Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement <br /> P.O. Box 25065 <br /> Lakewood, CO 80225-0065 <br /> RE: Yoast Coal Mine SL-9 Bond Release Concurrence <br /> Mr. MacKinnon, <br /> On January 05,2026,the Bureau of Land Management(BLM)received an email from Office of <br /> Surface Mining,Reclamation, and Enforcement(OSMRE) staff requesting concurrence with the <br /> OSMRE/Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety proposed decision to approve <br /> Bond Release SL-9 for the Yoast Mine. <br /> After reviewing the application, findings of compliance, and the proposed decision provided in <br /> the email,BLM has no objection to the bond release and full release of reclamation liability for <br /> the Yoast Mine and concurs with the proposed decision. <br /> If you have any questions, please contact Tom Cummings, Geologist, at (970) 878-3819, <br /> at tcummin s(cr�,blm.gov, or at the address above. <br /> ROBERT Digitally signed by ROBERT <br /> SWITHERS <br /> SWITHERS Date: <br /> 2026.01.2310:23:32 <br /> Robert Swithers <br /> District Manager <br /> Northwest District <br /> Ecc: Brad Stock—Program Lead,COSO Coal and NEL <br /> Andrea Johnson—Land Law Examiner,COSO Coal and NEL <br /> INTERIOR REGION 7•UPPER COLORADO BASIN <br /> COLOFADO,NEW MEXICO,UTAH,WYOMING <br />