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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 bond release at the Keenesburg Mine. <br />The Division file number for the bond release application is SL-02. The mining and reclamation <br />permit number is C-81-028. These findings and the decision are made in response to a request for <br />the release of part of a reclamation bond at the Keenesburg Mine. The bond release request was <br />submitted to the Division by the operator of the mine, Coors Energy Company (CEC). CEC is <br />requesting release of $287,918 of reclamation bond. CEC has $2,614,909 of reclamation bond on <br />deposit with the Division. The area for which bond release is being requested (the bond release area) <br />is land disturbed by mining operations. The bond release request is for Phase I release on <br />approximately 51.76 acres. <br />Contents of this Document <br />This document contains the following five parts: <br />1. 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 />Background 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 Regarding Selected Coal Mine Bond Release Issues, dated April <br />18, 1995. All "Sections" referenced within this document are contained within the Regulations. <br />Detailed information about mining and reclamation operations at Keenesburg Mine can be found in <br />mining and reclamation permit application C-81-028 on file at the Division offices, located at 1313 <br />Sherman Street, Room 215, in Denver, Colorado. <br />Location of Bond Release Area <br />The Keenesburg Mine is located in Weld County, approximately 7 miles northwest of Keenesburg, <br />Colorado. The bond release area is located in Sections 25 and 36, Township 3 North, Range 64 West.