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Introduction <br />This document is the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and <br />Safety (the Division) in response to a request for Phase II bond release at the Hamilton Mine, <br />Division file number C-1991-078. The package contains four parts. These include: 1) procedures <br />and summary of the bond release process; 2) criteria and schedule for bond release; 3) observations <br />and findings of the Division regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of the <br />Colorado Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder; and <br />4) the Division's proposed decision on the request for bond release. <br />Detailed information about the review process can be found in the Act and the Regulations of the <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. All Rules referenced within this <br />document are contained within the Regulations. Detailed information about the mining and <br />reclamation operations can be found in the permit application on file at the Division offices, located <br />at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, in Denver, Colorado. <br />The Hamilton Mine is a surface coal mine which is permitted and operated by Honeywood Coal <br />Company (Honeywood). The Hamilton Mine is located in western Montrose County, Colorado. <br />The ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is Private, and the coal <br />ownership was Private. Reclamation for which bond release has been requested was conducted in <br />1992, 1993, 1995 and 1998.