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Scytoslxr 2000 Kerr Cm! t-or~mry Phae I/II Pmtia( Bod RdeaeAppli~imr ~ Pge 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION The State of Colorado, through the Colorado Department of Natural Resources (DNR), currently holds a reclamation bond in the amount of $1,817,911 as surety (or final reclamation of mining dtsturbance azeas associated with Kerr Coal Compan}~s (Kerr) Marr Mme neaz Walden, Colorado. With this application, Kerr is requesting a Phase I partial bond release for the Kerr loadout Area and a Phase II partial bond release for the 720 Pit and Pit 1 areas of the Marc Mme Area coasistent with applicable provisions of Rules 3.03.1(2)(a) and (b). 1.1 OPERATOR INFORMATION Kerr Coal Company is the permittee of record for the Marr Mute and associated loadout and the applicant tinder this partial bond release application. Kert's corporate address u: Kerr Coal Company 2155 Resort Drive P.O. Box 773457 Steamboat Springs, Colorado 80477 Kerr ako has an office at the mine site: Kerr Coal Company 1130 County Road 29A P.O. Box 487 Walden, Colorado 80480 1.2 PERMIT INFORMATION The Matr Mme h an inactive surface coal mine that is currently in the reclamation phase. The associated loadout facility is ako inactive and was reclaimed doting 1999. The mine and loadout are permitted under an approved Mining and Reclamation Pemtit (Permit No. G80-006) with the Colorado Division of Minerak & Geology (DMG). The permit was originally approved and issued on March 20, 1981 and was subsequently renewed on July 22, 1986, December 9, 1992, and May 15, 1996. 1.3 RECLAMATION HISTORY AND STATUS Surface coal mining operations began in 1974 and continued through January 1993, when the mine shut-down and mining operations ceased due to adverse market conditions and the loss of the only rail transportation link serving the North Pazk area. Doting the mines attive life, coal recovery occurred in three mine areas; the Man Pit, the 720 Pit, and the Pit 1 Area. Muting war completed in the Marr Pit, and the majority of the Man Pit mining disturbance was backfilled and reclaimed doting the period 1979 through 1983. The 720 Pit, located immediately to the south of and adjacent to the Marc Pit, was developed from the Matr Pit and the intermediate developm2nt area was backfilled and reclaited in 1985-1986. Prior to cessation of active mining operations, approximately 3.2 million cubic yards of overburden material were recovered from the existing overbunden stockpile and backfilled in the north end of the 720 Pit and approximately 810,000 cubic yards of production overburden were direct hauled and placed as backfill in Pit 1. Final backfilling and reclamation of the 720 Pit and Pit 1 Area were Moadvray Wpm •P.Q Bac 774018 Smmlau Spmg, CC080477 •(970J 87A6260 IC~PP/If]/1W P~o/B,JIla.~ N/V Jv