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STATE OF CQLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources - <br />-- - <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />C O L O RA D O <br />Phone: (303) 866 -3567 <br />D I V I S I O N O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />FAX: (303) 832 -8106 <br />MINING <br />— St— <br />SAFETY <br />NOTICE OF UPCOMING BOND RELEASE INSPECTION <br />Date: November 16, 2009 / <br />f lc" <br />From: Tom Kaldenbach I <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />j Phone (303) 866 -3567, extension 8128 <br />Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />Governor <br />Harris D. Sherman <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />To: Sharron O. Chambers <br />1840 C.R. 207 <br />Durango, CO 81301 <br />i <br />Re: Full Phase III (final) bond release inspection at the Arness- McGriffin and Coal Gulch <br />Mines near Durango, Colorado (Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Permit Application Nos. C -81 -042 and C -84 -067) <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety has scheduled a bond release /termination of jurisdiction <br />inspection at the Arness- McGriffin and Coal Gulch Mines. The Division has prepared bond release <br />I application packages for these revoked - permit sites and found the packages complete on November 16, <br />2009. The land surface of the approximate 765 acres of bond release area is privately- owned. The coal <br />that was mined was state - owned.. The amount of land surface disturbed by both mining operations is <br />approximately 21.5 acres. <br />Time and date of the inspection: 9:00 a.m., December 9, 2009. <br />Location of the inspection: Arness- McGriffin and Coal Gulch Mines, 4.5 highway miles west of <br />Durango, Colorado on north side of U. S. Highway 160, Sections 21 and 22 T35N -Rl OW, <br />LaPlata County, Colorado. <br />Purpose of the inspection: To verify that the revoked permit sites meet the regulatory requirements <br />for Phase III bond release (final bond release) and termination of regulatory jurisdiction. The <br />State holds no reclamation bond associated with the sites. <br />Why you received this notice: <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety sends this notice to the former mine permittee, <br />area land owners, and government agencies for the purpose of giving them the opportunity to <br />attend the inspection. <br />For more information, please call Tom Kaldenbach at (303) 866 -3567, ext. 8128 <br />1 Certified Mail — Return Receipt Requested, Article No. 7008 1140 0004 5015 3665 <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />