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Seneca Coal Company <br />Seneca II Mine <br />Phase I (Part 2) Bond Release Request <br />• I. INTRODUCTION <br />October 2008 <br />This submittal represents a formal Phase I (Part 2) Bond Release request for the Seneca Coal Company <br />(SCC), Seneca II Mine, Permit No.C-1980-005. The Seneca II Mine is located approximately nine miles <br />southeast of the Town of Hayden, Colorado. Seneca II was a surface type mine with non-federal surface. <br />Coal production ended in 2001 with reclamation continuing to date. A copy of the complete permit <br />application package (PAP) is located in the Hayden Public Library in Hayden, Colorado. <br />This request is for reclaimed areas that have been backfilled, graded, and drainages reestablished from the <br />beginning of mining (1972) through the end of 2005. This application is submitted in accordance with the <br />Colorado Divi ion of Minerals and Geology (DMG) Guideline Regarding Selected Coal Mine Bond Release Issues (April 18, <br />1995), Rule 3.03 Release of Performance Bonds, and issues agreed upon during the July 19, 2005 meeting between <br />SCC and DMG. <br />II. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS <br />Date of Request October 13, 2008 <br />Permittee: Seneca Coal Company <br />Permit Number: C-80-005 <br />Date permit was approved: September 23, 1981 <br />• Mine name: Seneca II Mine <br />Phase of bond release requested: Phase I (Part 2) <br />Total acres within permit 3,457.0 <br />Number of Acres Previously Released 2,054.5 <br />Number of acres requested for release: 135.3 <br />Total Reclamation Liability $6,311,844 <br />Dollar Amount Requested for Release $197,692 <br />III. IDENTIFICATION OF LANDS <br />The Seneca II Mine is located approximately nine miles southeast of the Town of Hayden, Colorado. <br />The USGS 7.5 Minute Quadrangle Maps of Milner and Mt. Harris, contains the described permit area. <br />The area requested is included in the following legal description: <br />TSN, R87W - Sections 1, 11, and 12 <br />TSN, R86W - Section 6 <br />The exact location of the bond release area is shown on Exhibit A, Phase I (Part 2) Bond Request Areas. <br />