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Introduction <br />This document is the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (the Division) in <br />response to a request for Phase III bond release for a portion of the Keenesburg Strip Mine, Division permit <br />number C-1981-028. The Division file number for the bond release application is SL4. The application <br />was submitted to the Division on March 16, 2009. After receipt of proof of publication of a public notice in <br />a newspaper of local distribution near the mine (Rule 3.03.2(1)(b)), the application was deemed complete <br />on May 8, 2009. The bond release inspection was conducted on May 14, 2009. <br />The package contains five parts. These include: 1) procedures and summary of the bond reduction and <br />bond release processes; 2) criteria and schedule for bond release; 3) observations and findings of the <br />Division regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining <br />and Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder; 4) the Division's proposed decision <br />regarding bon reduction in accordance with Rule 3.02.2(4) and 5) the Division's proposed decision on the <br />request for bond release. <br />Detailed information about the review process can be found in the Act and the Regulations of the Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. All Rules referenced within this document are contained <br />within the Regulations. Detailed information about the mining and reclamation operations can be found in <br />the permit application on file at the Division offices, located at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, in Denver, <br />Colorado. <br />The Keenesburg Strip Mine is a surface mine which is permitted and operated by Coors Energy Company. <br />The Keenesburg Strip Mine permit area covers approximately 610.86 acres. The total approved disturbed <br />area is 439.00 acres. The bond release area consists of seventeen (17) parcels totaling 165.29 acres. The <br />ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is private. The coal mined from the <br />requested area was owned privately and by the State of Colorado. Reclamation for which bond release has <br />been requested was conducted in 1985, 1986, 1987, 1995, and 1997. <br />C1981-028, SL4 2 10/19/2009