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June 12, 2012 <br />Berhan Keffelew <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Room 215 <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: Request for bond reduction and release of reclaimed lands at Coal Creek Resource site <br />Permit: M- 1988 -044 <br />Dear Mr. Keffelew: <br />Please find enclosed two copies of a request for bond reduction and release of a total of 114.25 acres of reclaimed <br />land at this site. The request includes a map showing the lands considered reclaimed and requested for release and <br />the acrea• e of each parcel. These parcels have been in reclamation for anywhere from three to five years and more in <br />v� sire to .e .rm an inspection of these lands, please contact myself. This letter provides <br />eenu <br />Bec e aid t :r. Q hJer :' fr Colorado State Board of Land <br />Commissioners, it is Schmidt's desire to retain some of the bonded acreage that is released, but have that acreage <br />applied to undisturbed lands. It is desired to retain 30 acres of the released acreage. This would be applied to Area <br />1U . • . 2U . e affefite d sho }rn in t p - .. it. I . e even ere - . e is for less than 30 acres total, then all of <br />in °d an . fit r g i ated areas. If the release acreage is <br />e laid gre r th. 1 ; cre ill nclud:: a bond reduction. Recalculation of the <br />afte * is ter ed .w n ny s c.. .e released. This is necessary because <br />e ar d ous ir e ent e affected without land being reclaimed <br />fore, there is no po in bonding more than 250 acres maximum at any one time. Schmidt is <br />pursuing a lease extension which would only extend the term of the lease and not affect more land or change the <br />boundaries of the land already designated as mining areas. Also, at least 1000 other acres would likely be removed <br />from the lease and the permit. The current lease ends in 2014. It is fairly certain that with the additional acreage <br />derived from release, up to 30 acres, there will be sufficient land available to complete the term of the current lease. <br />If the lease is extended more acreage would likely be bonded at that time, up to the 250 acre limit on affected land. <br />th <br />gr <br />re <br />Thank you for your prompt consideration of this request. <br />Respectfully, <br />Mark A. Heifner <br />37 East Colorado Avenue • Denver, Colorado 80210 - 3105 • (303) 906 - 8096 <br />cc: Schmidt Construction - Scott Davis, Don Opheim <br />Mark A. Heifner <br />