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Technical Review <br />The Division reviewed technical aspects of HGTI's bond release submittal in order to determine <br />if a partial Phase I and total Phase II and III bond releases were warranted. The review evaluated <br />the methods that HGTI used in gathering and processing the data in the bond release submittal. <br />The review considered the technical validity of the conclusions that HGTI presented in the <br />submittal. <br />Comments and Objections <br />Section 3.03.2(3) provides for comments, written objections, or requests for an informal <br />conference regarding the bond release application for a period of 30 days following the last <br />publication of a public notice as required in Section 3.03.2(1)(b) or within 30 days of the <br />completed inspection, whichever is later. The last publication of the corrected advertisement was <br />on February 19, 2006. The period expired on March 21, 2006. The inspection was conducted on <br />June 7, 2006. The period expired on July 7, 2006. No comments, written objections, or requests <br />for an informal conference regazding the bond release application were received at the Division <br />as of the date of this findings. <br />III. CRITERIA FOR PHASES OF BOND RELEASE <br />Four parcels were removed from the phase SL-03 Phase III bond release of the entire mine area <br />in 1996, and shrub establishment and slope stabilization criteria was established for them. The <br />intent was to establish islands of concentrated shrubs and to arrest slope movement of the slump. <br />Phase I Bond Release Criteria <br />"Up to sixty percent of the applicable bond amount shall be released when the permittee successfully <br />completes backfilling, regrading, and drainage control in accordance with the approved reclamation <br />plan,'zs <br />The approved postmining topography of the slump azea is described on Map 13 of the Permit <br />Application Package (PAP). Criteria of slump repairs in the 1.4 acre pazcel (restoration of <br />topography) of this bond release is described in approved Minor Revision 13 to the PAP, <br />including augmentation of surface drainage (diversion ditches). Criteria for underground drainage <br />(gravel subdrains) for this pazcel was also described in Minor Revision 13 to the PAP. <br />za Section 3.03.1(2)(a) <br />Hayden Gulch Mine Page 9 July 31, 2006 <br />SL-04 <br />