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STATE OF COLORADO <br />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 />July 16, 2012 <br />Ross L. Gubka, P.E. <br />Western Fuels- Colorado, LLC <br />P.O. BOX 628 <br />Nucla, CO 81424 <br />Re: New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -008) <br />Bond Release Application No. 13 (SL -13) <br />Dear Mr. Gubka: <br />COLORADO <br />Q I V I S I O N O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />We have received your application, proof of publication, and copies of written notices concerning bond <br />release at the New Horizon Mine. Our initial review indicates that all preliminary items required by <br />Rule 3.03.2(1) regarding bond release applications and contents, have been submitted. Thus, your <br />application has been deemed complete for the purposes of filing on July 16, 2012. All review and <br />comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations promulgated thereunder initiate from this <br />date of filing. <br />If you are a permittee of a federal mine, and you have not yet done so, please submit a copy of your <br />bond release application to: Kenneth Walker, U.S. Office of Surface Mining, 1999 Broadway Suite <br />3320, Denver, CO 80202. <br />The staff is currently reviewing your bond release application to determine whether the items you have <br />submitted are adequate in terms of meeting the requirements of the Act and Regulations. Weather <br />pennitting, we will conduct a bond release inspection of the site within thirty (30) days. You will be <br />contacted by the Division to notify you of the scheduled inspection, which you may elect to attend. The <br />Division will issue a proposed decision on the release application within 60 days of the inspection. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />Marcia L. Talvitie, P.E. <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />cc: Ben Langenfeld, Greg Lewicki and Associates <br />Sandra Brown, DRMS <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />