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~ <br />The Twin Pines Coal Sales Yard is located on approximately 5.6 acres in the SW'k NW'/, of <br />Section 1, Township 20 South, Range 70 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, Fremont County, <br />Colorado. <br />Three exploration drill holes are located in the NW'b SE'k and the SW'k SE'k of Section 2, <br />Township 20 South, Range 70 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, Fremont County, Colorado. <br />A general location map is included with this decision package. <br />Two bonds aze currently held for Permit No. C-83-058. These are as follows: <br />Certificate of Deposit No. 581898 (Fremont County Bank of Canon City) in the amount <br />of $54,130.00 covering reclamation of the Twin Pines No. 2 Mine site and Coal Sales <br />Yard; and <br />Certificate of Deposit No. 3705 (First National Bank of Florence) in the amount of <br />$984.00 covering reclamation of the three exploration drill holes. <br />The application for bond release was received by the Division on November 6, 1995, requesting <br />Phase I Bond Release for the Twin Pines No. 2 Mine and Coal Sales Yard, and Phase I, II and III <br />Bond Release for the exploration drill holes. <br />The application was deemed complete on November 13, 1995, after the Division received proof of <br />publication of the applicant's public notice. Twin Pines Investment, Limited Partnership, published <br />notice of the bond release application in the Canon City Daily Record once weekly for four consecutive <br />weeks, beginning October 23, 1995. Twin Pines Investment, Limited Partnership, also notified <br />landowners within and adjacent to the mine and sales yard permit azea, and other potentially interested <br />parties of the application for bond release, as required by Rule 3.03.2(1). <br />No written objections or requests for an informal conference regazding the bond release application <br />were received by the Division. However, Ms. Diane Boleski, representing the landowner (Giuliano <br />and Sons Coal Company) has been in contact with the Division. Ms. Boleski ensured that a <br />representative of Giuliano and Sons Coal Company was present during the minesite, sales yard and <br />exploration hole inspection. Ms. Boleski was concerned that the $984.00 bond should be returned to <br />Ms. Boleski, rather than to Twin Pines Investment; Limited Partnership. Division records indicate <br />that the bond money was submitted to the Division by Twin Pines Investment, Limited Partnership, <br />and therefore must be returned to the same company. <br />The Division scheduled and conducted a bond release inspection of the Twin Pines No. 2 Mine site, <br />the Coal Sales Yard and the three exploration drill holes on November 21, 1995. Inspection notices <br />were sent to Larry White, representing Twin Pines Investment, Limited Partnership; Mr. Henry Austin <br />of the Office of Surface Mining; and Giuliano and Sons Coal Company. The notices for Giuliano and <br />Sons Coal Company were sent to the local Florence, Colorado, address and to Ms. Diane Boleski in <br />Dearborn, Michigan. The inspection was conducted by David Berry of the Division, in accordance <br />with Rule 3.03.2(2). Mr. Larry White attended and represented Twin Pines Investment, Limited <br />Partnership, and Mr. Henry Fox attended and represented Giuliano and Sons Coal Company. Mr. <br />Henry Austin declined the invitation to attend the inspection; however, Mr. Austin requested that a <br />copy of the application be sent to the Office of Surface Mining. One complete copy of the application <br />package was mailed to Mr. Austin. <br />2 <br />