2008-11-21_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981010

• Permit No: C1981010
• IBM Index Class Name: GENERAL DOCUMENTS
• Doc Date: 11/21/2008
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision & Findings of Compliance for SL8
• From: Phase I ‎(Partial)‎
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Email Name: JDM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

approved SL-04 November 18, 2003. The approval released reclamation liability only. No
money was returned to the operator.
TMI submitted an application for a Phase I bond release, SL-05, for 823.9 acres on October 27,
2003. The land requested for bond release was privately owned by TMI and by the State of
Colorado. The coal mined had been federally and state owned. The post-mining land use for all
823.9 acres was rangeland. SL-05 was approved June 11, 2004. The operator did not request a
reduction in the bond amount. The approval released reclamation liability only. No money was
returned to the operator.
TMI submitted an application for a Phase II bond release, SL-06, on October 12, 2004. TMI
requested Phase II liability release on 830.8 acres of reclaimed rangeland. The reclaimed areas
were surface mined and include portions of Ashmore, Derringer, Flintlock, and Hawken Pits.
The surface ownership was state and private and the coal mined was federal or state. The
acreage requested for Phase II bond release was reduced from 830.8 acres to 819.5 acres.
During the bond release review process, TMI submitted MR-200 in response to the Division's
adequacy concerns. MR-200 was approved on May 31, 2005. No monetary amount was
requested for release, but TMI requested that liability associated with Phase II release criteria be
released as a result of SL-06. SL-06 was approved on September 5, 2005.
TMI submitted an application for a Phase III bond release, SL-07, on October 25, 2005. The
application requested final bond release on 185.5 acres of cropland and 577.3 acres of
rangeland, for a total of 762.8 acres. The land surface within the bond release area was private
and state owned. Coal mined in the associated bond release area was federal, state, county and
private lease coal. The Division approved SL-07 on May 16, 2006. The approval released
reclamation liability only. No money was returned to the operator.
TMI submitted an application for a Phase III bond release, SL-10, on October 3, 2008. The
application requested final bond release on 305.0 acres of rangeland. The land surface within
the bond release area was private and state owned. Coal mined in the associated bond release
area was federal, state, county and private lease coal. The Division approved SL-10 on
November 17, 2008. The approval released liability only. No money was returned to the
operator.
Submittal of Bond Release Application and Completeness Determination by the Division
The Division received Trapper Mine's bond release application SL-08 on October 3, 2008.
The application was found complete on October 6, 2008, after the Division received proof of
publication of the applicant's public notice. The completeness determination was made in
accordance with Section 3.03.2(1)(d).
Trapper Mine submitted the bond release application following the procedures described in
the Act and Regulations. The application also utilized the Division's Guideline Regarding
Selected Coal Mine Bond Release Issues, dated April 18, 1995.
Trapper Mine Page 4 November 21, 2007
Phase III Bond Release