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Summary of Bond Releases for the New Horizon Mine <br />SL-01 granted release of 55.6 acres from the northeast corner of the Mine 1 permit area. The <br />property was to be used Montrose County, the landowner, to expand the adjacent landfill. Release <br />was approved on July 5, 1989. <br />SL-02 granted release of an additional 14.02 acres from Mine 1 for expansion of the Montrose <br />County landfill. Release was approved on October 6, 1993. <br />SL-03 approved Phase I bond release for 215.5 acres at the New Horizon Mine 1. The release was <br />granted on December 16, 1994. The application also requested Phase II release for portions of Mine <br />1, but the request was denied due to insufficient revegetation. <br />SL-04 granted Phase I bond release for the remaining 98.6 acres of Mine 1 (the "Rice tract"). Phase <br />I release was also granted for 51.8 acres in the southeastern corner of New Horizon Mine 2. The <br />release was approved on May 6, 1996. <br />SL-05 granted Phase I bond release for an additional 67.4 acres at Mine 2. The release was <br />approved on January 8, 1998. <br />SL-06 granted Phase I bond release for an additional 43.4 acres at Mine 2. This release was <br />approved on July 23, 1999. <br />SL-07 approved additional bond releases at New Horizon Mine 1. Included were Phase II release <br />for 67.95 acres; Phase III release for 215.5 acres; and release of 24.06 acres that were undisturbed. <br />The releases were approved on December 21, 2001. <br />SL-08 granted Phase I bond release for an additional 85.64 acres of Mine 2. The release was <br />approved on October 25, 2002. <br />SL-09 granted WFC full bond release for 21 groundwater monitoring wells and 27 exploration <br />boreholes at the New Horizon Mine 1 and 2. The release was approved on July 16, 2007. <br />SL-10 approved Phase I bond release for reclamation of the CCC Ditch temporary irrigation line. <br />The release was approved on October 22, 2007. <br />The SL-11 application for bond release was received by the Division on July 23, 2008. The <br />application was deemed complete on August 2, 2008, after the Division received proof of <br />publication of the applicant's public notice. WFC published notice of the bond release application <br />in San Miguel Basin Forum once weekly for four consecutive weeks, beginning June 12, 2008. <br />WFC also notified land owners within and adjacent to the mine permit area and other interested <br />parties of the application for bond release, as required by Rule 3.03.2(1). <br />4