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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman S[., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />February 18, 2003 <br />Henry Austin <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Western Regional Coordinating Center <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />Denver, CO 80202-5733 <br />Re: Roadside Portals (Permit No. C-1981-041) <br />Bond Release Application No. 2 (SL-2) <br />Deaz Mr. Austin: <br />DIVISION O F <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING•SAFETY <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Greg E. Walther <br />Executive Dlrec[or <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Acing Division Director <br />Snowcap Coal Company, Inc. has applied for a bond release at the Roadside Portals. The bond release <br />application was found complete by this Division on February 17, 2003. The release request is for <br />Phase I Bond Release based upon completion of facilities removal and backfilling and grading for <br />various locations at the Roadside North and South Portals Mine. The request is for release of up to <br />$1,600,000.00 of the total $3,264,149.00 reclamation bond. The release request applies to coal refuse <br />disposal sites and various mine facilities located on both sides of I-70 and the Colorado River, in the <br />vicinity of the I-70 Cameo exit. The surface ownership is Federal and private, and the coal mined was <br />Federal and private. <br />We will contact you to advise you of the Division's required bond release inspection of the site as soon <br />as it has been scheduled. A proposed decision on the application will be issued within sixty (60) days <br />of our inspection. <br />If you have questions or need additional information, please contact me. <br />Sincere , <br />~_ <br />Dan T. Mathe~4s (((///~~~"' <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />DTM/Jrc <br />C-SL-03 C19P1041 DTM 20030211 83426 AM <br />