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the mine permit bountlary com- The DMG currently holds a'bond
<br />BATON CREEK MINE prising the following lands: amount of $57,444, in the form of
<br />PHASE 1, Il AND 111 BOND Corporate Surety, to guarantee
<br />RELEASE REQUEST- T33S, R63W, Sec. 31, SWU4; final reclamation of the mine site.
<br />PUBLIC NOTACE T33S, R64W, Sac. 36, SEY/4, Through application for bontl re-
<br /> ~ SWl/4 (portions); lease Energy Fuels seeks release
<br />The Energy Fuels Mining Compa- 7345, R63W, Sec. 6 (all); of one hundretl percent of the re-
<br />ny (Energy Fuels), is tiling atom- Sec. 7, N7/2NE1/4; maining bond amount, release of
<br />biped application for Phase I,. NE7/4NW1/4; ~ liabiliryforallareasaffectedbyun-
<br />Phase II, and Phase III bond re- T34S, R64W, Sec. 1, E1/2E7/2; derground mining, and termination
<br />leases with the Colorado Division E7/2SE7/4; of the mining permit.
<br />of Minerals and Geology (DMG) 6th P.M.,
<br />Energy Fuels is the operator of [he Containing 1333.3 acres, more Complete copies of the Ratan
<br />Raton Creek Mine located approx- or less. Creek Permit Application antl me
<br />imately~3 miles south of Trinidad, subject Bond Release Application
<br />Colorado, in Las Animas County, These areas are shown on the are on f"ile antl available for public
<br />on County Road 69.3. Energy U.S.G.S. Trinidad East, Colorado, inspection in both the Energy
<br />Fuels' business address is as 7.5 Minute Quadrangle Map. Fuels mine office at the above ad-
<br />follows: dress, and the DMG offices locat-
<br />Energy Fuels Mining Company Energy Fuels conducted under- etl at the address below. Written
<br />P.O. Box 459 ground coal mining operations at comments, objections, or requests
<br />Florence, Colorado 81226 the Raton Creek Mine during the for an informal conference may be
<br />Phone: (779) 784-6395 period from 1987 through 1990 submitted to the DMG at the fol-
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<br />Phase 1 bontl release is requested untler a permit (Permit No.~C-82-
<br />055) issued on August f 7, 1882, lowing
<br />address:
<br />~ Coorado Department of Natural ,
<br />for limited ponions, within the mine by the Colorado Minetl Land Rat - Resources-
<br />_ disturbance areaithat were s{tepif+°4sY16.e `e~tion_DIVi~on ~~C~ut~#EY)"ss
<br />_ ~ ! ' -' Division of Minerals a'n'dGeology ~'
<br />ically exclutled from the initial predecessor to the DMG. Under 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215
<br />Phase I bond release areas. Appli- ~ applicable provisions of this per- Denver, Colorado 80203 - ~ _
<br />cation for Phase II and Phase III ~ mit, Energy Fuels agreed to re- Phone: (303) 666-3567
<br />bond release apply to all lands at- claim the mine site to a condition
<br />fected by undergrountl miNng, antl configuration suitable for post- Any comments or requests must
<br />and the successful completion of mining use as rangeland for live- be submitted within thir(y (30)
<br />reclamation of all sudace disturb- stock grazing. Reclamation of the days of the last date of publication
<br />ante at the Raton Creek Mina. site is now complete as required of this notice. in order to be
<br />The reclamation work, comment- by the approved reclamation plan. considered.
<br />ing in June 1997, entailed facilities The completed work resulted in
<br />demolition, backfilling, regratling, reclamation of disturbetl areas to
<br />and erosion control within approzi- provide for effective vegetation es- Published: July 27, August 3, 10,
<br />malely 30.6 acres of mining dis- tablishment, long-term stability, 17, 2005
<br />turbance. Permanent seeding of antl effective drainage control con-
<br />the site was completed in Novem- sistent with regulatory require-
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<br />ber 7995. A)I reGaimed areas, and
<br />menu and the approved postmin- t
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<br />lands affected by the extent of un- ing land use.
<br />tlerground mining, situate within ~OCR[Cd OD PdgC 9.
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