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Introduction <br />This document is the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of 1Vtinerals and Geology (the <br />Division) for a Phase I bond release request at the Motfat Area at the Edna Mine, Permit No. C-80- <br />001. This decision document has four parts: 1) procedures and summary of the bond release process: <br />2) criteria and schedule for bond release; 3) observations and findings of the Division regarding <br />compliance with the bond release requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation <br />Act (Act) and Regulations promulgated thereunder; and 4) the Division's proposed decision on the <br />bond release request. <br />Detailed information about the review process can be found in the Act and the Rules and Regulations <br />of the Colorado Mined Reclamation Board for Coal Mining (Rules). All sections referenced within <br />this document aze contained within the Rules. Detailed information about the mining and <br />reclamation operations can be found in the permit application on file at the Division offices, located <br />at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 in Denver, Colorado. <br />The Edna Mine is a surface mine which was permitted and operated by the Pittsburgh & Midway <br />Coal Mining Company (P&M). The surface and mineral ownership of the land for which bond <br />release has been requested is private. Mining in the Moffat Area ceased in 1995 and the area was <br />backfilled and graded in 1996. <br />Edna Mine I Bond Release No. 4 <br />C-80-001 October 26, 1998 <br />