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III IIIIIIIIIIIII III .. ~~r 999 Public Notice The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology proposes to approve a partial bond release for the Raton Creek Mine. The Raton Creek Mine, permit number C-82-055, is permitted to Energy Fuels Mining Company. A 57 percent release of the liability bond was requested by Energy Fuels Mining Company on December 27, 1994, for completion of backfilling, regrading and drainage control in accordance with the approved reclamation plan for the mine site. The Division of Minerals and Geology proposes to approve to release the reclamation liability associated with backfilling and grading the Portal No. 1 and Portal No. 2 areas, regrading of the coal waste bank, and construction of drainage control structwes. Several slope segments have been excluded from this decision. The Raton Creek Mine is located approximately three miles south of Trinidad, Colorado, adjacent to County Road 69.3, near the historic town site of Stazkville. The area to be considered for partial bond release is located within Township 33 South, Range 63 West, SW'/. of Section 36, of the 6th Principal Meridian. The mine site is located on the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute Quadrangle map entitled "Trinidad East." Copies of the proposed decision aze available for review at the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver; Colorado 80203, and at the Las Animas County Courthouse in Trinidad, Colorado. Any person with a valid legal interest which might be adversely affected by the proposed decision, or any responsible officer or head of any federal, state or local government agency which has jwisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to any environmental, social or economic impact involved in the operation, or is authorized to develop and enforce environmental standards with respect to such operations, may request an adjudicatory hearing. The request for the adjudicatory hearing must be made in writing within 30 days of the first publication of this notice, and must state with specificity the reasons why the hearing is being requested.