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Trapper Mining Inc., P.O. Box 187, Craig, CO 81626 (CDRMS Permit No. C -81 -010, approved 12/31/07), intends <br />to request release of Phase III bond liability on 364.5 acres of its reclaimed mine lands. A surety bond in the <br />amount of $30,173,724.00 is presently in place. No reduction in the amount of the bond is sought with this bond <br />release application. <br />PUBLIC NOTICE <br />Those portions of the mine for which Phase III bond release liability is requested were reclaimed from 1999 to <br />2001 and have been retopsoiled, reseeded and hydrologically stabilized in accordance with CDRMS regulations. A <br />perennial native grass /forb /mountain shrub community has been established to achieve the post- mining land use of <br />rangeland. <br />This information is being proposed as bond release request SL -13. All reviews and comment periods as provided <br />in the Act and Regulations promulgated thereunder initiate from this date of filing. Trapper Mine is located 6V2 <br />miles south of Craig, Colorado. The specific area to which this proposed bond release request applies is: <br />T5N, R91W <br />T6N, R9OW <br />T6N, R91W <br />Portions of Sections 1 and 3. <br />Portions of Sections 30, 31 and 32. <br />Portions of Sections 25, 34, and 36. <br />The Castor Gulch USGS 7.5- minute quadrangle map contains the location of the affected area. Written comments <br />or objections or requests for public hearing or informal conference concerning this bond release application may be <br />submitted to, and additional information obtained from, the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, <br />215 Centennial Bldg., 1313 Sherman St., Denver CO 80203, (303) 866 -3567. The Colorado Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining and Safety must receive comments within 30 days of the last publication of this notice or <br />within 30 days of the onsite inspection, whichever is later. Published in the Craig Daily Press July 29, August 5, <br />August 12 and August 19. <br />The mailing address for Trapper Mine is: <br />FVL 7/11 <br />SL -13 public notice.doc <br />Forrest V. Luke <br />Environmental Manager <br />Trapper Mining Inc. <br />P.O. Box 187 <br />Craig CO 81626 <br />