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<br />I. INTRODUCTION <br />Purpose of this Document <br />This document presents the findings of compliance and [he proposed decision of the Colorado <br />Division of Minerals and Geology ("Division") for Phase III.(final) bond release at Energy Mine 1 <br />("Mine 1") and the Eckman Park Mine. The Division file number for the bond release application <br />is SL-08, for permit number C-81-071. These findings and the decision are made in response to a <br />request for the final release of a reclamation bond at Mine 1 and the Eckman Park Mine. The bond <br />release request was submitted to the Division by the operator of the mine, Colorado Yampa Coal <br />Company ("CYCC"). CYCC holds a State permit for conducting coal mining and reclamation <br />operations at the mine. The State holds a reclamation bond from CYCC. <br />Contents of this Document <br />This document contains the following four parts: <br />1) Procedures and summary of the Phase III bond release process; <br />2) Approval criteria and time schedule for Phase III bond release; <br />3) The Division's observations and findings regarding compliance with the Phase III bond <br />release requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act ("Act") and <br />the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining <br />("Regulations"); and <br />4) The Division's proposed decision on the request for bond release. <br />Background Information Sources <br />Detailed information about the bond release review process can be found in the Act and the <br />Regulations, and in Guideline ReeardrnR Selected Coal Mrne Bond Re/ense /sues, dated April 18, <br />1995. All "Sections" referenced within [his document are contained within the Regulations. Detailed <br />information about mining and reclamation operations at Mine 1 and the Eckman Park Mine can be <br />found in mining and reclamation permit application C-81-071 on file at the Division offices, located <br />at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, in Denver, Colorado. <br />Location of Mine 1 and the Eckman Park Mine <br />The mine is located in Routt County, approximately 8 miles northwest of Oak Creek, Colorado. The <br />mine area is located in portions of: Sections 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 30, Township 4 North, Range 86 <br />West; Sections 23, 24, 25, 26. Township 4 North, Range 87 West; and Sections 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, <br />34, Township S North, Range 86 West. <br />Mine 1 and the Eckman Park Mine Page 1 January 3, 2002 <br />Phase ftl Bond Release <br />