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S~-( <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 8663567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />July 8, 2003 <br />Bill Owens <br />William Cordova Governor <br />County Administrator Greg E. Wal<her <br />200 E. First St. Room 105 Executive Direcor <br />Trinidad Colorado 81082 Ronald w. catlany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />RE: Bond Release Objection, Lorencito Mine, #C-96-084 <br />Mr. Cordova: <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology received your request for a public hearing concerning the <br />legal publication regarding a bond release request for the Lorencito Canyon Mine. <br />At this time, the Division has not received an application for bond release at this site. We <br />believe the operator is publishing the notice to meet the requirements of 3.03.2(1) of our Rules. <br />Your office should also receive a written notice directly in accordance with Rule 3.03.2(1). We <br />anticipate receiving an application within a few weeks. A copy of that application will also be <br />filed at the Las Animas County Courthouse. You may want to review the application for specific <br />details regarding the request for bond release. Following the public notice under Rule 3.03.2(1), <br />commentors or objectors are afforded an informal conference under Rule 3.03.2(4)(a)-(e). The <br />purpose of this informal conference is to provide an opportunity to resolve disagreements prior to <br />a proposed decision by the Division and therefore potentially avoid an adjudicatory hearing <br />pursuant to Rule 3.03.2(6). <br />Please also be advised that any applicant for bond release must always provide documentation <br />of reclamation accomplished in accordance with the approved plan and must successful pass an <br />on-the-ground inspection in accordance with Rule 3.03.2(2) prior to any bond release decision <br />by the Division. Following that decision and public notice of same by the Division, your office is <br />afforded the opportunity to object to the decision and request an adjudicatory hearing under Rule <br />3.03.2(6). <br />A copy of the Rules and Regulations governing Coal Mining in the State of Colorado can be <br />found at http:Ifmining.state.co.uslrulesandregs.htm. <br />STATE OF COLORI~DO <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION O F <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />0.EC LAMATION•MINING <br />SAFETY•SCIENCE <br />If you have an/y+questions, please call me. <br />Si rely, <br />t Gorham <br />Environmental Protection Specialist Il <br />Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation <br />Office of <br />Active and InaQive Mines <br />Geological Survey <br />