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Bond Release on 125.2 acres. The Division is also proposing Phase I bond release for sections of <br />post- mining drainage channels as well as a stock tank pond that fall within these 125.2 acres. <br />Based upon a review of the mine permit, the applicant's bond release application, and site <br />inspections, the Division finds that Colowyo has completed backfilling, grading, and drainage <br />reestablishment at the Colowyo Mine for which Phase I Bond Release was requested in accordance <br />with the approved reclamation plan. The reclaimed areas included within the SL -07 bond release <br />request have been restored to the approximate original contour of the pre- mining landscape. <br />Slopes conform to post- mining contours as shown on the approved Postmining Topography Map <br />of the permit (Map 19) and appear to be stable. Proper blending of reclaimed areas with <br />undisturbed slopes was achieved, and reconstructed drainages are stabilizing and in good <br />condition. The Division finds that Colowyo has achieved the requirements for Phase I Bond <br />Release on 125.2 acres at the Colowyo Mine. <br />V. PROPOSED DECISION <br />Based on the observations in Section IV above, the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and <br />Safety proposes to approve Colowyo's request for a partial Phase I Bond Release for the Colowyo <br />Mine. This proposed decision will release the applicant from liability for backfilling, grading, and <br />drainage control reestablishment on 125.2 acres of the site, as shown on Figure 4 at the end of this <br />document, which is the revised Exhibit 1 of the SL -07 application. <br />Phase I <br />The Division holds a performance bond in the amount of $80,517,829.00 for the Colowyo Mine. <br />Colowyo has requested a release of $727,269.00 for the Phase I Bond Release areas. This partial <br />Phase I Bond Release is a release of the liability for performing the required backfilling and grading <br />work in the SL -07 areas. <br />Any person with a valid legal interest which might be adversely affected by this proposed decision <br />may request a formal public hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board in accordance with <br />Rule 3.03.2(6). Public notice of this proposed decision will be published twice in the Craig Daily <br />Press as soon as possible. Requests for public hearing must be submitted to the Division in writing <br />within thirty days of the first publication in the Craig Daily Press. If no hearing is requested within <br />those thirty days, the Division's decision will become final. <br />This concludes the Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance for the Colowyo Mine Partial <br />Phase I Bond Release SL -07. <br />Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance August 2013 <br />Partial Phase I Bond Release SL -07 Page 8 <br />