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Location of Hayden Gulch Mine <br />The mine is located in Routt County, approximately 9 miles southwest of Hayden, Colorado. The <br />mine area is located in Secs) 30 and 31 TSN R88W. <br />Land and Coal Ownership at the Hayden Gulch Mine <br />The Hayden Gulch Mine is a surface coal mine. The lands for which bond release has been <br />requested are privately owned by HGTI'. Ownership of the coal that was mined from the bond <br />release azea was privately owned, all by HGTI except for approximately 0.5 acre owned by <br />Adkinsz. <br />Lands included in the Bond Release Request <br />This bond release request applies to 8.93 acres, the entire permit area. These 8.9 acres were <br />included in previous Phase I, II and III bond releases that considered the entire 355 acres of the <br />mine site. Afrer Phase I, II and III bond releases of all but these 8.9 acres, the permit area was <br />reduced to 8.9 acres. These 8.9 acres were withdrawn to provide for shrub enhancement in three <br />areas (parcels), and to demonstrate slope stability in a fourth. A slump developed in a 1.14-acre <br />portion of the 8.9 acres after initial Phase I bond release had been approved, and this azea was <br />retained from Phase III bond release of SL-03 for reevaluation of stability. The Partial Phase I <br />portion of this bond release application applies to the stability of the 1.14-acre slump area. The <br />Phase II and Phase III portions of this bond release request apply to the entire 8.9 acres, <br />consisting of the 1.14-acre slump azea and three shrub plots (Pazce1003 of 1.62 acres, Parcel HG- <br />8 of 5.13 acres, and Pazcel E consisting of 1.03 acres) These four parcels (areas) are shown on <br />Figure 1, 11/O5, of the bond release application (Final Bond Release Application, Hayden Gulch <br />Mine Permit Boundary and Revegetation Sequence, also referenced as Map 1 in the application). <br />Dollar Amount of Bond Release Request <br />The Division currently holds a corporate surety bond in the amount of $27,437.27 from HGTI. <br />The amount of HGTI's request for release is $27,437.27, the total remaining bond amount. <br />' Exhibit 3-3, 9/02. PAP <br />z Exhibit 3-4, 9/02, PAP <br />3 Originally described as 6.8 acres <br />Hayden Gulch Mine Page 4 July 31, 2006 <br />SL-04 <br />