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<br /> <br />• <br />Seneca Coal Company, LLC <br />Seneca II-W Mine <br />Phase I Bond Release Request <br />1. INTRODUCTION <br />April 2009 <br />This submittal represents a formal Phase I bond release request for the Seneca Coal Company, LLC <br />(SCC), Seneca II-W Mine, Permit No.C-1982-057. The Seneca II-W Mine is located approximately <br />seven miles south of the Town of Hayden, Colorado off of Routt County Road 53. Seneca II-W is a <br />largely reclaimed surface type coal mine non-federal surface. Coal extraction began at Seneca II-W <br />in 1990 and ceased in January 2006, due to a combination of difficult mining conditions and <br />economic factors. During the life of the mine over 12 million tons of coal were produced. <br />Reclamation grading, topsoihng and seeding of the mine pit area was completed in 2007. Various <br />long-term facilities will continue to be used during the liability period (select road segments, the <br />shop facility, sedimentation ponds, etc.). These facilities and structures will be reclaimed in future <br />years or will be retained as permanent features (upon approval by the Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety). A copy of the complete approved permit is located in the Hayden Public <br />Library in Hayden, Colorado. <br />The request for Phase I Bond Release consists of areas that have been backfilled, graded, and <br />drainages reestablished from the beginning of mining (1990 through 2008). This application is <br />submitted in accordance with the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology Guideline Regarding Selected <br />Coal Mine Bond Release Issues (April 18, 1995), Rule 3.03 Release of Performance Bonds. <br />II. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS <br />Date of Request <br />Permittee <br />Permit Number <br />Date Permit was Approved <br />Mine Name <br />Phase of Bond Release requested <br />Total Acres within Permit <br />April 30, 2009 <br />Seneca Coal Company, LLC <br />C-1982-057 <br />December 31, 1985 <br />Seneca II-W Mine <br />Phase II <br />4,093.0 <br />Number of Acres Requested for Release-------1,166.2 acres <br />Reclamation Liability (Bond Amount) ---------- $ 11,117,348 <br />Dollar Amount Requested for Release ---------- $ 4,864,928 <br />I