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I. INTRODUCTION <br />Purpose of this Document <br />This document presents the findings of compliance and the proposed decision of the Colorado <br />Division of Minerals and Geology ("Division") for a Phase I, II, and III bond release for a portion of <br />the Carbon Junction Mine. The Division file number for the bond release application is SL-02. The <br />Division mining and reclamation permit number is C-92-080. These findings and the proposed <br />decision are made in response to a request for the release of part of a reclamation bond at the Carbon <br />Junction Mine. The bond release request was submitted to the Division by the operator of the mine, <br />Oakridge Energy Inc. (Oakridge). Oakridge is requesting release of $150,416 of reclamation bond <br />that is secured by a bond in the amount of $816,526. The area for which bond release is being <br />requested (the bond release azea) contains land disturbed by mining operations. The bond release <br />request is_for Phases I, II, and III (final)_release on_approximately 61.21 acres. <br />Contents of this Document <br />This document contains the following five parts: <br />I. Introduction; <br />II. Summary of the Bond Release Process; <br />III. Approval Criteria for Bond Release; <br />IV. Observations and Findings; and <br />V. Proposed Decision. <br />Backeround Information Sources <br />Detailed information about the bond release review process can be found in the Colorado Surface <br />Coal Mining Reclamation Act, the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for <br />Coal Mining, and in the Guideline ReQardinQ Selected Coal Mine Bond Release Issues, dated April <br />18, 1995. All "Sections" referenced within this document aze contained within the Regulations. <br />Detailed information about mining and reclamation operations at Cazbon Junction Mine can be <br />found in mining and reclamation permit application C-92-080 on file at the Division offices, located <br />at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, in Denver, Colorado. <br />Location of Bond Release Area <br />The Cazbon Junction Mine is located in La Plata County, approximately 2'/z miles southeast of <br />Durango, Colorado. The bond release area is located in Section 33, Township 34%z North, Range 9 <br />West, and in Section 4, Township 34 North, Range 9 West, New Mexico Principal Meridian. <br />