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I. INTRODUCTION Purpose of this Document This document presents the findings of compliance and the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology ("Division") for a partial Phases I, II, and III bond release at the Edna Mine. The Division file number for the bond release application is SL-08. The mining and reclamation permit number is C-80-001. These findings and the decision aze made in response to a request for the release of part of a reclamation bond at the Edna Mine. The bond release request was submitted to the Division by the operator of the mine, The Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co. (P & M). P & M is requesting release of $1,002,729 of reclamation bond that is secured by a bond in the amount of $3,839,884.00. The azea for which bond release is being requested (the bond release azea) consists of approximately 13.3 acres that was disturbed by mining operations. Contents of this Document This document contains the following five parts: I. Introduction; II. Summary of the Bond Release Process; III. Approval Criteria for Bond Release; IV. Observations and Findings; and V. Proposed Decision. BaclcQround Information Sources Detailed information about the bond release review process can be found in the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining, and in the Guideline ReeardinQ Selected Coal Mine Bond Release Issues, dated April 18, 1995. All "Sections" referenced within this document are contained within the Regulations. Detailed information about mining and reclamation operations at Edna Mine can be found in mining and reclamation permit application C-80-001 on file at the Division offices, located at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, in Denver, Colorado. Location of Bond Release Area The Edna Mine is located in Routt County, approximately 3 miles north of Oak Creek, Colorado. The bond release azea is located in Section 19, Township 4 North, Range 85 West.