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I. INTRODUCTION <br />Purpose of this Document <br />This document presents the findings of compliance in support of a proposed decision of the <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (Division) in response to a request for <br />a Phase II bond release on a portion of the Peabody Sage Creek Mine, Division permit number <br />C- 2009 -087. The Peabody Sage Creek Mine is an underground coal mine permitted and <br />operated by Peabody Sage Creek Mining, LLC. Land for which bond release has been <br />requested is state owned, and the coal was state owned. Reclamation for which bond release has <br />been requested was conducted between 1989 and 2003. Peabody Sage Creek Mining initially <br />requested Phase II bond release on 462.4 acres. The number of acres was reduced to 445.8 <br />during the review process. <br />Contents of this Document <br />This document is divided into the following five parts: <br />I. Introduction <br />II. Summary of the Bond Release Process; <br />III. Approval Criteria for Bond Release; <br />IV. Observations and Findings; and <br />V. Proposed Decision <br />Back round Information Sources <br />Detailed information about the bond release review process can be found in the Colorado <br />Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act (Act), the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board for Coal Mining (Regulations; Rules), and in the Guideline Regarding <br />Selected Coal Mine Bond Release issues, dated April 18, 1995. All "Sections" referenced <br />within this document are contained within the Regulations. Detailed information about the <br />mining and reclamation operations at the Peabody Sage Creek Mine can be found in mining <br />and reclamation permit application C- 2009 -087 on file at the Division offices, located at <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, in Denver, Colorado. <br />Location of Peabody Sate Creek Mine <br />The Peabody Sage Creek Mine is a underground coal mine permitted and operated by Peabody <br />Sage Creek Mining, LLC (PSCM) and located 9 miles southeast of the town of Hayden, <br />Colorado. The specific area to which the proposed bond release request applies is: T5N, R87W <br />portions of Sections 1, 2, 11, 12 and 13, and T6N, R87W portions of Sections 35 and 36. <br />Peabody Sage Creek Mine Page 2 July 22, 2013 <br />Phase 11 Bond Release <br />