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I. INTRODUCTION <br />Purpose of this Document <br />This document presents the findings of compliance and the proposed decision of the Colorado <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety ("Division" or "DRMS") for a partial Phases I, II, and <br />III bond release at the North Thompson Creek Mines. The Division file number for the bond release <br />application is SL-06. The mining and reclamation permit number is C-81-025. These findings and <br />the decision are made in response to a request for the release of a reclamation bond at the North <br />Thompson Creek Mines. The bond release request was submitted to the Division by Minrec, Inc. <br />(Minrec), the mine operator and permittee. Minrec is requesting release of all bond the Division <br />holds for the North Thompson Creek Mines. The bond release request is for $100,000. The area for <br />which bond release is being requested (the bond release area) is all of the 3,336-acre permit area. <br />Contents of this Document <br />This document contains 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 Surface <br />Coal Mining Reclamation Act, the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for <br />Coal Mining ("Regulations" or "Rules"), and in the Guideline Regarding Selected Coal Mine Bond <br />Release Issues, dated April 18, 1995. All "Sections" referenced within this document are contained <br />within the Regulations. Detailed information about mining and reclamation operations at North <br />Thompson Creek Mines can be found in mining and reclamation permit application C-81-025 on file <br />at the Division offices, located at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, in Denver, Colorado. <br />Location of Bond Release Area <br />The mine portion of the North Thompson Creek Mines is located in Garfield and Pitkin Counties, <br />Colorado, approximately 9 miles southwest of the town of Carbondale in Sections 21, 22, 27, 28, 33, <br />34, Township 8 South, Range 89 West (Figures 1, 2, and 3). The truck dump and loadout portion of <br />the North Thompson Creek Mines is located in Garfield County approximately 3 miles northwest of <br />the town of Carbondale in Lots 4, 5, 6, and 7 in Section 29, Township 7 South, Range 88 West and <br />Section 5, Township 8 South, Range 88 West.