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<br />I. INTRODUCTION <br />Purpose of this Document <br />This document presents the findings of compliance in support of a proposed decision of the <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (Division) in response to a request for <br />a Phase I, II, and III (final) bond release on a portion of the Edna Mine, Division permit number <br />C-1980-001. These findings and the proposed decision are made in response to a request for <br />the final release of a reclamation bond at the Edna Mine. The bond release request (SL-10) <br />was submitted to the Division by the operator of the mine, Chevron Mining, Inc (previously <br />Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Company). Chevron Mining, Inc. is requesting a reduction <br />of $300,664.00 in the amount of bond obligation as a result of this Phase I, II, and III bond <br />release request held by the Division. <br />Contents of this Document <br />This document is divided into 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 <br />Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act (Act), the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board for Coal Mining (Regulations; Rules), and in the Guideline Re a? rding <br />Selected Coal Mine Bond Release issues, dated April 18, 1995. All "Sections" referenced <br />within this document are contained within the Regulations., Detailed information about the <br />mining and reclamation operations at the Edna Mine can be found in mining and reclamation <br />permit application C-1980-001 on file at the Division offices, located at 1313 Sherman <br />Street, Room 215, in Denver, Colorado. <br />Location of Edna Mine <br />The Edna Mine is a surface coal mine permitted and operated by Chevron Mining, Inc. It is <br />located 3 miles north of the town of Oak Creek, Colorado. The specific area to which the <br />proposed bond release request applies is T4N, R85W portions of Sections 17, 18, 19 and 20. <br />Land and Coal Ownership <br />The ownership of the surface land and coal for which bond release has been requested is <br />private. Coal was not extracted in the bond release area, which was an area of offices and <br />access roads. <br />Edna Mine Page 2 <br />Phase I, II, and Ill Bond Release <br />December 11, 2009