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DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866 -3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832 -8106 <br />August 26, 2011 <br />Kenneth Walker <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Western Regional Coordinating Center <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />Denver, CO 80202 <br />Re: Trapper Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -010) <br />Bond Release Application No. 13 (SL -13) <br />Dear Mr. Walker: <br />Trapper Mining, Inc. has applied for a bond release at the Trapper Mine. The bond release application <br />was found complete by this Division on August 26, 2011. Trapper Mine is requesting a Phase III bond <br />release of 364.5 acres of rangeland in Ashmore, Derringen, and Flintlock pits. All of the lands <br />included in the request for Phase III bond release consideration were released of Phase I and Phase II <br />bond liability with approvals of the SL -5 and SL -6 bond release applications. The surface ownership is <br />State and private, and the coal mined was Federal, state and private. <br />We will contact you to advise you of the Division's required bond release inspection of the site as soon <br />as it has been scheduled. A proposed decision on the application will be issued within sixty (60) days <br />of our inspection. <br />If you have questions or need additional information, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />Robert D. Zuber <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />C -SL-03 C1981010 RDZ 08262011020105.doc <br />Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I O N O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />— &— <br />SAF ETY <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />Office of <br />Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive l'.noes <br />