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SEP-13-2005 Tl1E 02:06 PM de P t o f i n t FAX N0, 3038441545 P, 02 <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />IN REPLY 0.EPER TO: <br />OFFICE OF SURFACE M1NfNU <br />Reclamation and En'f'orcement <br />P.O. Box 46667 <br />Denver, Colorado R0201-Gfi67 <br />September 13, 2005 <br />Ronald W. Cattany, Director <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80202 <br />1tE: Phase T Bond Release (SL-4), Golden Eagle Mine, <br />Permit No. C-1981.013, T~'indings of Compliance and Proposed Decision <br />Dear Mr. Cattany: <br />This letter acknowledges the Office of Surface Mining (OSM), Western Regional <br />Coordinating Center (WRCC), Denver Field Division `s (DFD) receipt and review of the <br />above Phase I Bond Release Proposed Decision document prepared by the Division of <br />Minerals and Geology (DMG) dated July l.l, 2005. DFD agrees with the findings and <br />decision document and hereby provides OSM concurrerce for the above bond release <br />action in accordance with 30 Cl?R 740.15 (d) (3), and 30 C1~2 906.30, Article IX, <br />Section 24, of the State-Federal Cooperative Agreement. <br />A summary of previous bond release actions and the operational and reclamation history <br />of the mine are described in the DMG Proposed Decision. Public and landowner <br />notification of the bond release provided by the permittee (Basin Resources, Inc) and the <br />bond release inspection notifications provided by DMG are also documented in the <br />Proposed Decision, DMG's inspection report for the bond release inspection, and related <br />cotrespondence..Both OSM and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) were notified <br />o'F the bond release inspection. BLM provided a concurrence letter dated September 13, <br />2D05 agreeing to the proposed bond release. The 13LM reported no comments or <br />concerns on the releasc. <br />DMG's Proposed Decision documents [he applican['s compliance with the Colorado <br />approved regulatory program at Rule 3.03.2, attd DMG's bond release guidelines dated <br />April, 18, 1.995. Bond release critetia found in the above regulatory provisions have been <br />met or exceeded by the permittee. <br />This Phase T bond release only applies to the 1.2 acres of reclaimed disturbance <br />associated with the NW-1 ventilation shaft located in the Wl/2 NE1/4, Section 19, T33S <br />R67W of the mine. <br />TAKE PR1DE® <br />1NAMERICA <br />