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,ter- ~ • IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman 51., Room 21 5 Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone: 13031 866-3567 FAX: 13071 812-81 06 September 4, 1996 Mr. Richard Mills Environmental Manager Cyprus Yampa Valley Coal Corp. 29587 Routt County Road No. 27 Oak Creek, CO 80467 II~ DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Roy Romer Gavemor lames 5. Lochhead Execwive Dueaor Michael N Long Division Uuraor Re: Phase I Bond Release Request, SL-02, Eckman Park Mine Permit No. C-81-071 Dear Mr. Mills: The Division received your application for a Phase I Bond Release request on August l5, 1996. This letter serves to clarify details of the request. A.s detailed in the DMG's "Guideline Regarding Selected Coal Mine Bond Release issues", dated April 18, 1995, the following information should be provided with the Bond Release Application. • The Permittee is Colorado Yampa Coal Company. • Permit number is C-81-071. • The date the original permit was approved was December 14, 1981. • The mine name is Eckman Park. • Phase I bond release is requested for hackfilling and grading of 810 acres located in areas 51 and 61. • The Division currently holds a two corporate surety bonds, drawn off Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, for a total of $10,585,393.00 • The reclamation liability for the Eckman Park mine had been estimated at $10,585,393.00 in 1987. On July 15, 1988, the Division approved a phase. I bond release for backfill and grading of 2379.9 cres, for a liability reduction of 4397.9 $1,705,393.00. The remaining reclamation iability for the Eckman Park mine was $8,880,000.00 after the July 1988 bond release approval. Although the liability reduction was approved by the Division, Colorado Yampa Coal Company did not replace the surety bond to reflect the approved bond release. The Division continues to hold two corporate surety bonds totalling $10,585,393.00.