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Introduction <br />This document is the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />(the Division) in response to a request for Phase I bond liability release within the New Horizon Mine <br />permit area, Division file number C-1981-008. The package contains four parts. These include: 1) <br />procedures and summary of the bond release process; 2) criteria and schedule for bond release; 3) <br />observations and findings of the Division regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of <br />the Colorado Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated hereunder; and 4) <br />the Division's proposed decision on the request for bond release. <br />Detailed information about the review process can be found in the Act and the Regulations of the <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. All Rules referenced within this document <br />are contained within the Regulations. Detailed information about the mining and reclamation operations <br />can be found in the permit application on file at the Division offices, located at 1313 Sherman Street, <br />Room 215, in Denver, Colorado. <br />The New Horizon Mine is a surface mine which is permitted and operated by Western Fuels-Colorado <br />(WFC), a Limited Liability Company. The New Horizon Mine is located in Montrose County, just to <br />the west of the town of Nucla, Colorado. The ownership of the land for which bond release has been <br />requested is private. Reclamation for which bond release has been requested was conducted in 2007 and <br />was completed on March 30, 2007. <br />2 <br />