REV96581

• Permit No: C1981039
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 8/16/1990
• Doc Name: THE ROCKCASTLE CO GRASSY GAP MINE BOND RELEASE REQUEST
• From: PARCEL, MAURO, HULTIN & SPAANSTRA PC
• To: NORTHWEST COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
• Type & Sequence: SR1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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The Rockcastle Company ("Rockcastle") hes submitted a request to
the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division for partial bond
release and bond reduction for the Grassy Gap Mine.
Rockcastle vas granted a mining and reclamation permit for the
Grassy Gap Mine (Permit No. C-81-039) on April 23, 1985 under the
Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act (the "Act"),
S 34-33-101, g~ sea., C.R.S. The Grassy Gap Mine's precise legal
description follows:
Section 20: E 1/2
SW 1/4
Section 21: W 1/2
Section 28: W 1/2
Section 29: E 1/2
Section 31: E 1/2
Section 32: NW 1/2
SE 1/2, E 1/2 NW 1/4 SE 1/4, E 1/2
SE 1/4
SW 1/4
NW 1/4
NW 1/4, NE 1/4, S 1/2
SE 1/4 NE 1/4, NE 1/4 NE 1/4
All Sections are located in Township 5N, Range 87W of the 6th Prime
Meridian.
Rockcastle is requesting Phase I and Phase II Bond Release, as well
as additional bond reduction for reclamation performed at the site.
Bond release and reduction activities are being requested in
conjunction with completion of reclamation activities at the Pit
No. 4, 5 and 6 areas. The current bond amount is 5572,000 pursuant
to a December 14, 1989, order of the CMLRB. Rockcastle hereby
requests release of 5522,000 of its performance bond pursuant to
S 34-33-125, C.R.S. Rockcastle is requesting Phase i bond release
for 337 acres reclaimed between 1979 and 1990. This includes the
areas associated with mining Pita No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. In
addition, Rockcastle requests Phase II bond release for 297 acres
reclaimed between 1979 and 1984. The Phase II bond release
excludes revegetation work performed at Pit 4 and the adjacent shop
area during 1990.
Bond release/reduction inspections will be performed by the
Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division (CMLRD) on a monthly basis
between July and November, 1990. On the basis of these inspec-
tions, CMLRD may release liability and monies held under the bond.
CMLRD will publish its proposed decision on the release request
pursuant to 2 CCR 407-2, Rule 3.03.2 on a monthly basis.
Written comments, objections, and requests for a public hearing or
informal conference may be submitted to CMLRD within 30 days of the
last publication date of this notice at the following address:
Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division
1313 Sherman Street, Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203