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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 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />March 24, 2008 `~ <br />Wesley Chiles <br />Rimrock Exploration. and Development <br />P.O. Box 430 <br />Nucla, Colorado 81424 <br />~ ~~ ~ <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF <br />RECLAMATION <br /> <br />~~® MINING <br />E <br />~~® SAF <br />TY <br />o <br />110 <br />a~\~~~ Bill Ritter, jr. <br />G <br />~(\ <br /> <br />~a <br />gG <br />sa~~ty overnor <br /> <br /> <br />D <br />~\ <br />a a E <br />t <br />r <br />\ <br />~\r\~C~ xecu <br />veD <br />ector <br /> Ronald W. Cattany <br /> Division Director <br /> Natural Resource Trustee <br />,/" ~ / ,./ <br />Re: J-Birds Mine, Permit No. M-2005-OSO, Release of Financial Warranty SL-01, approval. <br />Dear Mr. Chiles, <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety has received Rimrock Exploration's request for release <br />of the Financial and ]Performance Warranties for the above referenced site. Per Rule 1.12 the previous <br />operator of a Succes Sion of Operator (SO) shall be released from all liability if the successor operator <br />assumes all liabilities for reclamation of the affected lands. <br />Blue Rock Energy assumed reclamation responsibility with the approval of SO-O1, and posting of its <br />own bond on 11-21-:?007. Therefore staff is pleased to inform Rimrock Exploration that SL-O1 is <br />approved. The Denver Office should release the Letter of Credit within the next 30 days. If Rimrock <br />has not received it's Financial and Performance Warranties by Apri124, 2008, please contact Elizabeth <br />Taliaferro in our Der-ver Office at 303-866-4084. <br />If you need additional information, please contact me at the Division of Reclamation, Mining and <br />Safety, Grand Junction Field Office, 101 S. 3rd St., Suite 301, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501, <br />telephone no. 970.241.1117. <br />Sincerely, <br />G. Russell Means <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Cc: Teresa Pfifer, Uncompahgre Plateau Field Office <br />Cc: Elizabeth Taliaferro, Minerals Program Assistant, Denver Office (e-mail) <br />Office of <br />Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver Grand junction Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />