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Introduction <br />This document is the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />(the Division) in response to a request for Phase III bond release at the Hamilton Mine, Division file <br />number C- 1991 -078. The package contains four parts. These include: 1) procedures and summary of <br />the bond release process; 2) criteria and schedule for bond release; 3) observations and findings of the <br />Division regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining <br />and Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated there under; and 4) the Division's proposed decision <br />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 document <br />are contained within the Regulations. Detailed information about the mining and reclamation operations <br />can be found in the permit application on file at the Division offices, located at 1313 Sherman Street, <br />Room 215, in Denver, Colorado. <br />The Hamilton Mine is a surface mine which was permitted and operated by Honeywood Coal Company. <br />The ownership of the land for which bond release has been requested is private, and the coal ownership <br />was private. Reclamation for which bond release has been requested was conducted 1992, 1993, 1995 <br />and 1998. <br />Page 2 of 16 <br />