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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 C O L O R A D O <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 D IV IS I ON OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 M I N I N G <br /> - SL- <br /> SAFETY <br /> Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />August 5, 2008 Governor <br /> Harris D. Sherman <br /> <br />Ross L. Gubka Executive Director <br /> <br />Western Fuels-Colorado, LLC Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />P.O. BOX 628 Natural Resource Trustee <br />Nucla, CO 81424 <br />Re: New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C-1981-008) <br />Bond Release Application No. 11 (SL-11) <br />Dear Mr. Gubka: <br />We have received your application, proof of publication, and copies of written notices concerning bond <br />release at the New Horizon Mine. Our initial review indicates that all preliminary items required by Rule <br />3.03.2(1) regarding bond release applications and contents, have been submitted. Thus, your application <br />has been deemed complete for the purposes of filing on August 4, 2008. All review and comment periods <br />as provided in the Act and the Regulations promulgated thereunder initiate from this date of filing. <br />The staff is currently reviewing your bond release application to determine whether the items you have <br />submitted are adequate in terms of meeting the requirements of the Act and Regulations. Weather <br />permitting, we will conduct a bond release inspection of the site within thirty (30) days. You will be <br />contacted by the Division to notify you of the scheduled inspection, which you may elect to attend. The <br />Division will issue a proposed decision on the release application within 60 days of the inspection. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />7M L. Talvitie <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />MLT/Jrc <br />C-SL-01 C1981008 MLT 08052008035029.doc <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines