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Home My WebLink About20042617.tiff Savage and Savage ENVIRONMENTAL practical solutions for environmental issues 4610 Haystack Drive 970 674 8080 telephone Windsor,Colorado 80550 970 674 8088 facsimile savageandsavage@earthlink.net to Fy August 23, 2004 Weld County Commissioners 915 10th Street Greeley, CO 80632 Re: Notice of Application for Phase I Bond Release for the Coors Energy Company Keenesburg Mine (CDMG file C-81-028) Dear Sir or Madam: Coors Energy Company is applying for Phase I bond release for reclamation conducted at selected areas within the permit area of the Keenesburg Mine. The mine is located 7 miles north of Keenesburg, Colorado and is accessed by Weld County Road 59. The USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps, "Klug Ranch" and "Tampa" contain the permit area of the mine. The permitted area is within Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W, 6th Prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. The parcel for which bond release is sought is within portions of Section 25 and 36, T3N, R64W. As required by Colorado law, whenever bond release is requested, all interested or affected parties with a valid legal interest must be notified, and afforded the opportunity to comment or request an informal conference on the bond release in accordance with Rule 3.03.3 of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. This letter will serve to notify you that Coors Energy Company is requesting bond release in the amount of$706,620.00 of the total bond amount of $2,614,909.00 for successful completion of backfilling, grading, and drainage control on approximately 51.76 acres in accordance with the approved reclamation plan for the Keenesburg Mine. The release of this money would release up to 60 percent of the applicable reclamation bond for those areas where backfilling and grading has been successfully accomplished. The complete bond release application submitted to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology will be on file with the Division in Denver at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, and the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office, 915 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80632 during the review period. All information pertinent to the bond release request is presented in this application. 7' C ,DD_O`7 G� 2004-2617 -2- If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the request for bond release, please contact the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 (telephone 303-866-3567). Additionally, if I can answer any questions or concerns, please call me at the above number. Sincerely, A114• **7es---- Michael S. Savage Principal CERTIFIED MAIL # 7001 2510 0005 5885 9376 c: Donald W. MacDonald, Coors Energy Company Savage and Savage ENVIRONMENTAL practical solutions for environmental issues ' �h< ,r 4610 Haystack Drive 970 674 8080 telephone Windsor,Colorado 80550 970 674 8088 facsimile savageandsavage@earthlink.net f • 1,4 August 23, 2004 Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office 915 10th Street Greeley, CO 80632 Re: Bond Release Application for the Keenesburg Mine, (CDMG File Number C-81-028) Dear Sir or Madam: Please retain the enclosed bond release application package for the Keenesburg Mine on _ file for public review in accordance with your normal procedures. If you have any questions please call me at the above number or Mr. Byron Walker at the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology at (303) 866-3567. Thank you. Sincerely, iiitharsar Michael S. Savage Principal enclosure: Keenesburg Mine Phase I bond release application c: Donald W. MacDonald, Coors Energy Company Psgtic 12e1/:e-m) Savage and Savage ENVIRONMENTAL practical solutions for environmental issues 4610 Haystack Drive 970 674 8080 telephone Windsor,Colorado 80550 970 674 8088 facsimile ' savageandsavage@earthllnk.net • iii August 23, 2004 Byron Walker, Environmental Protection Specialist Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Re: Application for Phase I Bond Release at the Keenesburg Mine (CDMG file C-81-028) Dear Byron: Attached is the Phase I bond release application for the Keenesburg Mine (C-81-028) north of Keenesburg in Weld County, Colorado. Since the last Phase I bond release in _ 1996, additional areas of the mine have been backfilled, graded, topsoiled and reseeded. Of these, this application requests the Phase I release of liability and applicable reclamation bond for Areas 3, 5, 6, 9, 14, 18, 19, 21, 23, and 29 as addressed in CRS 34- - 33-125(9)(a) and (b) and Rule 3.03.1(2)(a) and (b) and 3.03.1(3)(b). Quantitative and qualitative demonstrations of conformance with the bond release criteria are presented for backfilling and grading, drainage re-establishment and topsoiling in this application. Copies of the required notifications, application information, and public notice are attached for your review. If any additional materials are required, or if there are any questions regarding the information presented, please contact me or Mr. Don MacDonald with Coors Energy Company. Please inform us of the date and time of the Division's bond release inspection, so that Don MacDonald and I can be present. Thank you for your assistance in providing data, maps and background information for this application. Upon notification of completeness, I will forward a copy of the application to the City of Keenesburg for public review. -2- - Sincerely, _ AatiSt44r- Michael S. Savage — Principal enclosures: Keenesburg Mine Phase I bond release application c: Donald W. MacDonald, Coors Energy Company KEENESBURG MINE PHASE I BOND RELEASE APPLICATION Date of Request: August 23, 2004 Permittee: Coors Energy Company Permit Number: C-1981-028 Permit Approval Date: November 3, 1991 November 3, 2001 (renewal) Mine Name: Keenesburg Mine Bond Release Phase Requested: Phase I (2n°Phase I Release Application) _ Acreage: Permit Area: 612.5 acres Disturbed: 413 acres (changed from 424 acres based on a 1996 resurvey) Area Requested for Phase I Release: 51.76 acres Bonding Company,; Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America Bond Type: Surety Bond Number: 103799990 Current Bond Amount: $2,614,909.00 Original Bond Amount: $4,402,206.00 (as of 1991 renewal) $9,077,000.00 (as of November 10, 1983) Bond Amount Requested for Release: $706,620.00 (Phase I - liability for accomplished but unreleased work since last Phase I request costs corrected for inflation) Legal Description of the Area Requested for Bond Release: Phase I: Portions of Sections 25 and 36 all within T3N, R64W, 6th Prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. Area# Acreage Location Date Finished 3 4.5 N-S road corridor between 85/86/87 reclamation 1997 5 2.6 Area south of topsand piles 1999 6 4.1 N-S road corridor between 86 reclamation& 2000 topsand piles 9 15.3 West half of A Pit and road corridors 1999 14 1.4 SW corner of A Pit 1997 18 8.6 S portion of B Pit 1997 19 3.2 N-S central road corridor 2000 21 3.3 SE portion of B Pit 1997 23 0.66 Area E of B Pit 2002 29 8.1 S of B Pit 2003 Total 51.76 ac. The specific areas requested for bond release are more particularly illustrated on maps within the bond release application package. Man: The attached maps illustrate the permit and reclaimed areas. Dates of Reclamation Work: The Keenesburg Mine began extraction of coal through open pit means in 1980. Coal extraction ceased in 1987, with all stockpiled coal removed by 1991. Concurrent with coal extraction, backfilling, final grading, re-topsoiling and seeding occurred as pits were completed. The largest areas of pit reclamation occurred between 1985 and 1987. With the cessation of coal extraction in 1987, the remaining open pits (A and B) were converted into approved ash disposal facilities, for controlled placement and disposal of ash from the power generation facilities located on Coors property in Golden, Colorado. Placement of fly ash and subsequent backfilling, grading, topsanding, and revegetation in A pit was completed in 1999. Ash placement and contemporaneous reclamation continues in B pit. Final backfilling of the B pit will not occur prior to final ash placement. Additional reclamation work has occurred at the mine in addition to reclamation of the open pits. Removal of facilities and equipment commenced in 1994, with the removal of the coal storage facility and dragline. After removal of the coal storage facility, additional backfilling, grading, topsoiling, and seeding occurred in the fall of 1995. In addition to reclamation of the pits, ancillary roads and support areas have been backfilled, regraded, topsanded and revegetated. Currently, the only active or unreclaimed areas at the mine include B pit, the long-term spoil area, topsand piles, access road segments, and the office and maintenance facilities. Small areas of reseeding have occurred since 1987, upon the recommendation of CDMG and CEC. _ Reseeding occurred in areas where disturbance occurred subsequent to the initial seeding, or the initial seeding did not take. Areas of initial seeding and reseeding are designated on the revegetation sampling map(Map L-5). 2 Additional activities at the mine site have included management of the reclaimed areas, maintenance of the surface water control facilities, monitoring, and ash disposal. Description of Bond Release Amount Request: This bond release request comprises a _ request for Phase I bond release for areas which have been successfully backfilled and graded with establishment of attendant surface drainage. _ Coors Energy Company is requesting sixty percent of the applicable reclamation bond be released for the areas which have been successfully backfilled, regraded and drainage established in accordance with the approved reclamation plan. As demonstration of compliance with the approved plan for backfilling and grading, a post-mining topographic map is provided which identifies the actual post-mining topography. Based on the mapping, backfilled topography, and field observations, the designated areas of the Keenesburg Mine are eligible for Phase I bond release. Notice to Parties Identified in Rule 3.03.2(1): Please see attached copies of letters and certified receipt notices sent to specified parties. Newspaper Advertisement: A copy of the newspaper advertisement published in the New News is attached. Proof of publication of the notice for the required period of time is also included. 3 NOTICES TO AFFECTED PARTIES Savage and Savage ENVIRONMENTAL _� y practical solutions for environmental Issues 4610 Haystack Drive 970 674 8080 telephone lrl, i Via. Windsor.Colorado 80550 970 674 8088 facsimile I i savageandsavagalearthilnk.net a A psi ?° s August 23, 2004 WJW Properties LLC _ 16350 Weld County Road 76 Eaton, CO 80615 _ Re: Notice of Application for Phase I Bond Release for the Coors Energy Company Keenesburg Mine (CDMG file C-81-028) Dear Sir or Madam: Coors Energy Company is applying for Phase I bond release for reclamation conducted at _ selected areas within the permit area of the Keenesburg Mine. The mine is located 7 miles north of Keenesburg, Colorado and is accessed by Weld County Road 59. The USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps, "Klug Ranch" and "Tampa" contain the permit area of the mine. The permitted area is within Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W, 6th Prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. The parcel for which bond release is sought is within portions of Section 25 and 36, T3N, R64W. As required by Colorado law, whenever bond release is requested, all interested or affected parties with a valid legal interest must be notified, and afforded the opportunity to comment or request an informal conference on the bond release in accordance with Rule 3.03.3 of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. This letter will serve to notify you that Coors Energy Company is requesting bond release in the amount of$706,620.00 of the total bond amount of $2,614,909.00 for successful completion of backfilling, grading, and drainage control on approximately 51.76 acres in accordance with the approved reclamation plan for the Keenesburg Mine. The release of this money would release up to 60 percent of the applicable reclamation bond for those areas where backfilling and — grading has been successfully accomplished. The complete bond release application submitted to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology will be on file with the Division in Denver at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, and the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office, 915 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80632 during the review period. All information pertinent to the bond release request is presented in this application. -2- If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the request for bond release, please contact the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 (telephone 303-866-3567). Additionally, if I can answer any questions or concerns, please call me at the above number. Sincerely, i ` Michael S. Savage Principal CERTIFIED MAIL # 7003 0500 0003 4092 2452 c: Donald W. MacDonald, Coors Energy Company , Savage and Savage ENVIRONMENTAL practical solutions for environmental issues _ 40i 4610 Haystack Drive 970 674 8080 telephone Windsor,Colorado 80550 970 674 8088 facsimile savageandsavage@earthlink.net E '4 L> August 23, 2004 Waste Management of Colorado _ P.O. Box 1450 Chicago, IL 60605-1450 _ Re: Notice of Application for Phase I Bond Release for the Coors Energy Company Keenesburg Mine (CDMG file C-81-028) Dear Sir or Madam: Coors Energy Company is applying for Phase I bond release for reclamation conducted at selected areas within the permit area of the Keenesburg Mine. The mine is located 7 miles north of Keenesburg, Colorado and is accessed by Weld County Road 59. The USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps, "Klug Ranch" and "Tampa" contain the permit area of the mine. The permitted area is within Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W, 6th Prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. The parcel for which bond release is sought is within portions of Section 25 and 36, T3N, R64W. As required by Colorado law, whenever bond release is requested, all interested or affected parties with a valid legal interest must be notified, and afforded the opportunity to comment or request an informal conference on the bond release in accordance with Rule 3.03.3 of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. This letter will serve to notify you that Coors Energy Company is requesting bond release in the amount of$706,620.00 of the total bond amount of $2,614,909.00 for successful completion of backfilling, grading, and drainage control on approximately 51.76 acres in accordance with the approved reclamation plan for the Keenesburg Mine. The release of this money would release up to 60 percent of the applicable reclamation bond for those areas where backfilling and grading has been successfully accomplished. The complete bond release application submitted to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology will be on file with the Division in Denver at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, and the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office, 915 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80632 during the review period. All information pertinent to the bond release request is presented in this application. -2- If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the request for bond release, please contact the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 (telephone 303-866-3567). Additionally, if I can answer any questions or concerns, please call me at the above number. Sincerely, Michael S. Savage Principal CERTIFIED MAIL # 7003 0500 0003 4092 2469 c: Donald W. MacDonald, Coors Energy Company Savage and Savage ENVIRONMENTAL _ 4- practical solutions for environmental issues ` w N; e 4610 Haystack Drive 970 674 8080 telephone t,1: Windsor,Colorado 80550 970 674 8088 facsimile savageandsavage@earthiink.net • d ; August 23, 2004 Guttersen Ranches LLC _ 13696 Weld County Road 74 Eaton, CO 80615 Re: Notice of Application for Phase I Bond Release for the Coors Energy Company Keenesburg Mine (CDMG file C-81-028) _ Dear Sir or Madam: Coors Energy Company is applying for Phase I bond release for reclamation conducted at _ selected areas within the permit area of the Keenesburg Mine. The mine is located 7 miles north of Keenesburg, Colorado and is accessed by Weld County Road 59. The USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps, "Klug Ranch" and "Tampa" contain the permit area _ of the mine. The permitted area is within Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W, 6th Prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. The parcel for which bond release is sought is within portions of Section 25 and 36, T3N, R64W. As required by Colorado law, whenever bond release is requested, all interested or affected parties with a valid legal interest must be notified, and afforded the opportunity to comment or request an informal conference on the bond release in accordance with Rule 3.03.3 of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. This letter will serve to notify you that Coors Energy Company is requesting bond release in the amount of$706,620.00 of the total bond amount of $2,614,909.00 for successful completion of backfilling, grading, and drainage control on approximately 51.76 acres in accordance with the approved reclamation plan for the Keenesburg Mine. The release of this money would release up to 60 percent of the applicable reclamation bond for those areas where backfilling and grading has been successfully accomplished. The complete bond release application submitted to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology will be on file with the Division in Denver at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, and the Weld County Clerk and — Recorder's Office, 915 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80632 during the review period. All information pertinent to the bond release request is presented in this application. -2- If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the request for bond release, please contact the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 (telephone 303-866-3567). Additionally, if I can answer any questions or concerns, please call me at the above number. Sincerely, Alidesr Michael S. Savage Principal CERTIFIED MAIL # 7003 0500 0003 4092 2476 c: Donald W. MacDonald, Coors Energy Company ,t,: . Savage and Savage ENVIRONMENTAL .r practical solutions for environmental issues r 4610 Haystack Drive 970 674 8080 telephone Windsor,Colorado 80550 970 674 8088 facsimile ,,, , savageandsavage@earthlink.net k sit _ "a.4 August 23, 2004 Fredrick Heyde 8649 Cord Road Cord, AZ 72524 Re: Notice of Application for Phase I Bond Release for the Coors Energy Company Keenesburg Mine (CDMG file C-81-028) Dear Mr. Heyde: Coors Energy Company is applying for Phase I bond release for reclamation conducted at selected areas within the permit area of the Keenesburg Mine. The mine is located 7 miles north of Keenesburg, Colorado and is accessed by Weld County Road 59. The USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps, "Klug Ranch" and "Tampa" contain the permit area of the mine. The permitted area is within Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W, 6th Prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. The parcel for which bond release is sought is within portions of Section 25 and 36, T3N, R64W. As required by Colorado law, whenever bond release is requested, all interested or affected parties with a valid legal interest must be notified, and afforded the opportunity to comment or request an informal conference on the bond release in accordance with Rule 3.03.3 of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. This letter will serve to notify you that Coors Energy Company is requesting bond release in the amount of$706,620.00 of the total bond amount of $2,614,909.00 for successful completion of backfilling, grading, and drainage control on approximately 51.76 acres in accordance with the approved reclamation plan for the Keenesburg Mine. The release of this money would release up to 60 percent of the applicable reclamation bond for those areas where backfilling and grading has been successfully accomplished. The complete bond release application submitted to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology will be on file with the Division in Denver at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, and the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office, 915 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80632 during the review period. All information pertinent to the bond release request is presented in this application. -2- If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the request for bond release, please contact the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 (telephone 303-866-3567). Additionally, if I can answer any questions or concerns, please call me at the above number. Sincerely, Michael S. Savage Principal CERTIFIED MAIL # 7003 0500 0003 4092 2483 c: Donald W. MacDonald, Coors Energy Company t.C' s Savage and Savage ENVIRONMENTAL 2 .�...K practical solutions for environmental issues 4610 Haystack Drive 970 674 8080 telephone n i Windsor,Colorado 80550 970 674 8088 facsimile • -' r, savageandsavage@earthlink.net % t , s August 23, 2004 Carole A. &Lawrence E. Gerkin _ 23035 Weld County Road 22 Hudson, CO 80642 Re: Notice of Application for Phase I Bond Release for the Coors Energy Company Keenesburg Mine (CDMG file C-81-028) _ Dear Mr. & Mrs. Gerkin: Coors Energy Company is applying for Phase I bond release for reclamation conducted at selected areas within the permit area of the Keenesburg Mine. The mine is located 7 miles north of Keenesburg, Colorado and is accessed by Weld County Road 59. The USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps, "Klug Ranch" and "Tampa" contain the permit area of the mine. The permitted area is within Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W, 6th Prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. The parcel for which bond release is sought is within portions of Section 25 and 36, T3N, R64W. As required by Colorado law, whenever bond release is requested, all interested or affected parties with a valid legal interest must be notified, and afforded the opportunity to comment or request an informal conference on the bond release in accordance with Rule 3.03.3 of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. This letter will serve to notify you that Coors Energy Company is requesting bond release in the amount of$706,620.00 of the total bond amount of $2,614,909.00 for successful completion of backfilling, grading, and drainage control on approximately 51.76 acres in accordance with the approved reclamation plan for the Keenesburg Mine. The release of this money would release up to 60 percent of the applicable reclamation bond for those areas where backfilling and grading has been successfully accomplished. The complete bond release application submitted to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology will be on file with the Division in Denver at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, and the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office, 915 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80632 during the review period. All information pertinent to the bond release request is presented in this application. -2- If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the request for bond release, please contact the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 (telephone 303-866-3567). Additionally, if I can answer any questions or concerns, please call me at the above number. Sincerely, /41 Michael S. Savage Principal CERTIFIED MAIL # 7003 0500 0003 4092 2490 c: Donald W. MacDonald, Coors Energy Company Savage and Savage ENVIRONMENTAL practical solutions for environmental Issues rfl 4610 Haystack Drive 970 674 8080 telephone ti c Windsor,Colorado 80550 970 674 8088 facsimile savageandsavage@earthlink.net w '� p• August 23, 2004 Kathy D. & Steven C. Gray 9703 Weld County Road 59 Keenesburg, CO 80643 Re: Notice of Application for Phase I Bond Release for the Coors Energy Company Keenesburg Mine (CDMG file C-81-028) Dear Mr. & Mrs. Gray: Coors Energy Company is applying for Phase I bond release for reclamation conducted at _ selected areas within the permit area of the Keenesburg Mine. The mine is located 7 miles north of Keenesburg, Colorado and is accessed by Weld County Road 59. The USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps, "Klug Ranch" and "Tampa" contain the permit area of the mine. The permitted area is within Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W, 6th Prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. The parcel for which bond release is sought is within portions of Section 25 and 36, T3N, R64W. As required by Colorado law, whenever bond release is requested, all interested or affected parties with a valid legal interest must be notified, and afforded the opportunity to comment or request an informal conference on the bond release in accordance with Rule 3.03.3 of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Miring. This letter will serve to notify you that Coors Energy Company is requesting bond release in the amount of$706,620.00 of the total bond amount of $2,614,909.00 for successful completion of backfilling, grading, and drainage control on approximately 51.76 acres in accordance with the approved reclamation plan for the Keenesburg Mine. The release of this money would release up to 60 percent of the applicable reclamation bond for those areas where backfilling and grading has been successfully accomplished. The complete bond release application submitted to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology will be on file with the Division in Denver at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, and the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office, 915 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80632 during the review period. All information pertinent to the bond release request is presented in this application. -2- If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the request for bond release, please contact the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 (telephone 303-866-3567). _ Additionally, if I can answer any questions or concerns, please call me at the above number. — Sincerely, _ 144/alever— Michael S. Savage Principal CERTIFIED MAIL # 7003 0500 0003 4092 2506 c: Donald W. MacDonald, Coors Energy Company Savage and Savage ENVIRONMENTAL practical solutions for environmental issues 4610 Haystack Drive 970 674 8080 telephone Windsor,Colorado 80550 970 674 8088 facsimile savageandsavage@earthlink.net ' k '. d', - August 23, 2004 Elma J. Marolf, c/o Elma J. Edmiston _ 1430 Beatrice Court Longmont, CO 80503 Re: Notice of Application for Phase I Bond Release for the Coors Energy Company Keenesburg Mine (CDMG file C-81-028) Dear Ms. Marolf: Coors Energy Company is applying for Phase I bond release for reclamation conducted at _ selected areas within the permit area of the Keenesburg Mine. The mine is located 7 miles north of Keenesburg, Colorado and is accessed by Weld County Road 59. The USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps, "Klug Ranch" and "Tampa" contain the permit area of the mine. The permitted area is within Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W, 6th Prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. The parcel for which bond release is sought is within portions of Section 25 and 36, T3N, R64W. As required by Colorado law, whenever _ bond release is requested, all interested or affected parties with a valid legal interest must be notified, and afforded the opportunity to comment or request an informal conference on the bond release in accordance with Rule 3.03.3 of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. This letter will serve to notify you that Coors Energy Company is requesting bond release in the amount of$706,620.00 of the total bond amount of $2,614,909.00 for successful completion of backfilling, grading, and drainage control on approximately 51.76 acres in accordance with the approved reclamation plan for the Keenesburg Mine. The release of this money would release up to 60 percent of the applicable reclamation bond for those areas where backfilling and grading has been successfully accomplished. The complete bond release application submitted to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology will be on file with the Division in Denver at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, and the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office, 915 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80632 during the review period. All information pertinent to the bond release request is presented in this application. -2- If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the request for bond release, please contact the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 (telephone 303-866-3567). Additionally, if I can answer any questions or concerns, please call me at the above number. Sincerely, 14,141S-%•#.4r--- Michael S. Savage Principal CERTIFIED MAIL # 7003 0500 0003 4092 2513 c: Donald W. MacDonald, Coors Energy Company Savage and Savage ENVIRONMENTAL Y" .w practical solutions for environmental issues — i fi 4610 Haystack Drive 970 674 8080 telephone Windsor,Colorado 80550 970 674 8088 facsimile s , savageandsavage@earthlink.net p ; r t , August 23, 2004 Panenergy Field Services, Inc. c/o Panhandle Eastern Corporation P.O. Box 1642 Houston, TX 77251-1642 Re: Notice of Application for Phase I Bond Release for the Coors Energy Company Keenesburg Mine (CDMG file C-81-028) Dear Sir or Madam: _ Coors Energy Company is applying for Phase I bond release for reclamation conducted at selected areas within the permit area of the Keenesburg Mine. The mine is located 7 miles north of Keenesburg, Colorado and is accessed by Weld County Road 59. The USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps, "Klug Ranch" and "Tampa" contain the permit area of the mine. The permitted area is within Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W, 6th Prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. The parcel for which bond release is sought is within portions of Section 25 and 36, T3N, R64W. As required by Colorado law, whenever bond release is requested, all interested or affected parties with a valid legal interest must be notified, and afforded the opportunity to comment or request an informal conference on the bond release in accordance with Rule 3.03.3 of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. This letter will serve to notify you that Coors Energy Company is requesting bond release in the amount of$706,620.00 of the total bond amount of $2,614,909.00 for successful completion of backfilling, grading, and drainage control on approximately 51.76 acres in accordance with the approved reclamation plan for the Keenesburg Mine. The release of this money would release up to 60 percent of the applicable reclamation bond for those areas where backfilling and grading has been successfully accomplished. The complete bond release application submitted to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology will be on file with the Division in Denver at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, and the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office, 915 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80632 during the review period. All information pertinent to the bond release request is presented in this application. -2- If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the request for bond release, please contact the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 (telephone 303-866-3567). Additionally, if I can answer any questions or concerns, please call me at the above number. Sincerely, `4•147C---- Michael S. Savage Principal CERTIFIED MAIL It 7003 0500 0003 4092 2520 c: Donald W. MacDonald, Coors Energy Company Savage and Savage ENVIRONMENTAL • r_ u practical solutions for environmental Issues 4610 Haystack Drive 970 674 8080 telephone Jtr t i k;, Windsor,Colorado 80650 970 674 8088 facsimile } savageandsavagea'earthlink.net ` August 23, 2004 Natural Resources Conservation Service 60 S. 27th Ave. Brighton, CO 80601 _ Re: Notice of Application for Phase I Bond Release for the Coors Energy Company Keenesburg Mine (CDMG file C-81-028) Dear Sir or Madam: Coors Energy Company is applying for Phase I bond release for reclamation conducted at _ selected areas within the permit area of the Keenesburg Mine. The mine is located 7 miles north of Keenesburg, Colorado and is accessed by Weld County Road 59. The USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps, "Klug Ranch" and "Tampa" contain the permit area of the mine. The permitted area is within Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W, 6th Prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. The parcel for which bond release is sought is within portions of Section 25 and 36, T3N, R64W. As required by Colorado law, whenever bond release is requested, all interested or affected parties with a valid legal interest must be notified, and afforded the opportunity to comment or request an informal conference on the bond release in accordance with Rule 3.03.3 of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. This letter will serve to notify you that Coors Energy Company is requesting bond release in the amount of$706,620.00 of the total bond amount of $2,614,909.00 for successful completion of backfilling, grading, and drainage control on approximately 51.76 acres in accordance with the approved reclamation plan for the Keenesburg Mine. The release of this money would release up to 60 percent of the applicable reclamation bond for those areas where backfilling and grading has been successfully accomplished. The complete bond release application submitted to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology will be on file with the Division in Denver at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, and the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office, 915 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80632 during the review period. All information pertinent to the bond release request is presented in this application. -2- If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the request for bond release, please contact the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 (telephone 303-866-3567). Additionally, if I can answer any questions or concerns, please call me at the above number. Sincerely, Michael S. Savage Principal CERTIFIED MAIL # 7003 0500 0003 4092 2537 c: Donald W. MacDonald, Coors Energy Company Savage and Savage ENVIRONMENTAL practical solutions for environmental Issues 4610 Haystack Drive 970 674 8080 telephone r , j t'.' Windsor.Colorado 80550 970 674 8088 facsimile k r i savageandsavage@earthlink.net s August 23, 2004 SW Weld Soil Conservation District 57 West Bromley Lane Brighton, CO 80601 Re: Notice of Application for Phase I Bond Release for the Coors Energy Company Keenesburg Mine (CDMG file C-81-028) Dear Sir or Madam: Coors Energy Company is applying for Phase I bond release for reclamation conducted at selected areas within the permit area of the Keenesburg Mine. The mine is located 7 miles north of Keenesburg, Colorado and is accessed by Weld County Road 59. The USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps, "Klug Ranch" and "Tampa" contain the permit area of the mine. The permitted area is within Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W, 6th Prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. The parcel for which bond release is sought is within portions of Section 25 and 36, T3N, R64W. As required by Colorado law, whenever bond release is requested, all interested or affected parties with a valid legal interest must be notified, and afforded the opportunity to comment or request an informal conference on the bond release in accordance with Rule 3.03.3 of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. This letter will serve to notify you that Coors Energy Company is requesting bond release in the amount of$706,620.00 of the total bond amount of $2,614,909.00 for successful completion of backfilling, grading, and drainage control on approximately 51.76 acres in accordance with the approved reclamation plan for the Keenesburg Mine. The release of this money would release up to 60 percent of the applicable reclamation bond for those areas where backfilling and grading has been successfully accomplished. The complete bond release application submitted to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology will be on file with the Division in Denver at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, and the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office, 915 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80632 during the review period. All information pertinent to the bond release request is presented in this application. -2- If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the request for bond release, please contact the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 (telephone 303-866-3567). Additionally, if I can answer any questions or concerns, please call me at the above number. Sincerely, Michael S. Savage Principal CERTIFIED MAIL # 7003 0500 0003 4092 2544 c: Donald W. MacDonald, Coors Energy Company Savage and Savage ENVIRONMENTAL .�•.r practical solutions for environmental issues 4610 Haystack Drive 970 674 8080 telephone Windsor,Colorado 80550 970 674 8088 facsimile f savageandsavage@earthlink.net k k , 3 9 t fi '. August 23, 2004 State Board of Land Commissioners 1313 Sherman, Room 620 Denver, CO 80203 _ Re: Notice of Application for Phase I Bond Release for the Coors Energy Company Keenesburg Mine (CDMG file C-81-028) Dear Sir or Madam: Coors Energy Company is applying for Phase I bond release for reclamation conducted at selected areas within the permit area of the Keenesburg Mine. The mine is located 7 miles north of Keenesburg, Colorado and is accessed by Weld County Road 59. The USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps, "Klug Ranch" and "Tampa" contain the permit area of the mine. The permitted area is within Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W, 6th Prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. The parcel for which bond release is sought is within portions of Section 25 and 36, T3N, R64W. As required by Colorado law, whenever bond release is requested, all interested or affected parties with a valid legal interest must be notified, and afforded the opportunity to comment or request an informal conference on the bond release in accordance with Rule 3.03.3 of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. This letter will serve to notify you that Coors Energy Company is requesting bond release in the amount of$706,620.00 of the total bond amount of $2,614,909.00 for successful completion of backfilling, grading, and drainage control on approximately 51.76 acres in accordance with the approved reclamation plan for the Keenesburg Mine. The release of this money would release up to 60 percent of the applicable reclamation bond for those areas where backfilling and _ grading has been successfully accomplished. The complete bond release application submitted to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology will be on file with the Division in Denver at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, and the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office, 915 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80632 during the review period. All information pertinent to the bond release request is presented in this application. -2- If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the request for bond release, _ please contact the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 (telephone 303-866-3567). _ Additionally, if I can answer any questions or concerns, please call me at the above number. _ Sincerely, in `V/Ss 'tr- Michael S. Savage Principal — CERTIFIED MAIL # 7001 2510 0005 5885 9406 — c: Donald W. MacDonald, Coors Energy Company • Savage and Savage ENVIRONMENTAL .:.x practical solutions for environmental issues JO. 4-610 Haystack Drive 970 674 8080 telephone r i Windsor,Colorado 80550 970 674 8088 facsimile 1, savageandsavagecearthlink.net r` }g August 23, 2004 Division of Wildlife _ Department of Natural Resources 6060 Broadway Denver, CO 80216 Re: Notice of Application for Phase I Bond Release for the Coors Energy Company Keenesburg Mine (CDMG file C-81-028) Dear Sir or Madam: _ Coors Energy Company is applying for Phase I bond release for reclamation conducted at selected areas within the permit area of the Keenesburg Mine. The mine is located 7 miles north of Keenesburg, Colorado and is accessed by Weld County Road 59. The USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps, "Klug Ranch" and "Tampa" contain the permit area of the mine. The permitted area is within Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W, 6th Prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. The parcel for which bond release is sought is within portions of Section 25 and 36, T3N, R64W. As required by Colorado law, whenever bond release is requested, all interested or affected parties with a valid legal interest must be notified, and afforded the opportunity to comment or request an informal conference on the bond release in accordance with Rule 3.03.3 of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. This letter will serve to notify you that Coors Energy Company is requesting bond release in the amount of$706,620.00 of the _ total bond amount of $2,614,909.00 for successful completion of backfilling, grading, and drainage control on approximately 51.76 acres in accordance with the approved reclamation plan for the Keenesburg Mine. The release of this money would release up to 60 percent of the applicable reclamation bond for those areas where backfilling and grading has been successfully accomplished. The complete bond release application submitted to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology will be on file with the Division in Denver at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, and the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office, 915 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80632 during the review period. All information pertinent to the bond release request is presented in this application. -2- If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the request for bond release, please contact the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 (telephone 303-866-3567). _ Additionally, if I can answer any questions or concerns, please call me at the above number. — Sincerely, / Michael S. Savage Principal — CERTIFIED MAIL # 7001 2510 0005 5885 9390 c: Donald W. MacDonald, Coors Energy Company '9 Savage and Savage ENVIRONMENTAL k._r practical solutions for environmental issues 4610 Haystack Drive 970 674 8080 telephone rrk" Windsor,Colorado 80550 970 674 8088 facsimile )4;1" savageandsavage@earthlink.net r I Y . August 23, 2004 Pat Nelson _ CDPHE Water Quality Control Division 4300 Cherry Creek South Drive Denver, CO 80222-1530 Re: Notice of Application for Phase I Bond Release for the Coors Energy Company Keenesburg Mine (CDMG file C-81-028) Dear Ms. Nelson: _ Coors Energy Company is applying for Phase I bond release for reclamation conducted at selected areas within the permit area of the Keenesburg Mine. The mine is located 7 miles north of Keenesburg, Colorado and is accessed by Weld County Road 59. The USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps, "Klug Ranch" and "Tampa" contain the permit area of the mine. The permitted area is within Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W, 6th Prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. The parcel for which bond release is sought is within portions of Section 25 and 36, T3N, R64W. As required by Colorado law, whenever bond release is requested, all interested or affected parties with a valid legal interest must be notified, and afforded the opportunity to comment or request an informal conference on the bond release in accordance with Rule 3.03.3 of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. This letter will serve to notify you that Coors Energy Company is requesting bond release in the amount of$706,620.00 of the total bond amount of $2,614,909.00 for successful completion of backfilling, grading, and drainage control on approximately 51.76 acres in accordance with the approved reclamation plan for the Keenesburg Mine. The release of this money would release up to 60 percent of the applicable reclamation bond for those areas where backfilling and grading has been successfully accomplished. The complete bond release application submitted to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology will be on file with the Division in Denver at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, and the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office, 915 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80632 during the review period. All information pertinent to the bond release request is presented in this application. -2- If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the request for bond release, please contact the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 (telephone 303-866-3567). Additionally, if I can answer any questions or concerns, please call me at the above number. Sincerely, Michael S. Savage Principal CERTIFIED MAIL # 7001 2510 0005 5885 9383 c: Donald W. MacDonald, Coors Energy Company • Savage and Savage ENVIRONMENTAL -� w practical solutions for environmental issues 4610 Haystack Drive 970 674 8080 telephone cc ri Windsor,Colorado 80550 970 674 8088 facsimile < ,d — savageandsavage@earthlink.net 4 1. - August 23, 2004 Weld County Commissioners 915 10th Street Greeley, CO 80632 Re: Notice of Application for Phase I Bond Release for the Coors Energy Company Keenesburg Mine (CDMG file C-81-028) Dear Sir or Madam: Coors Energy Company is applying for Phase I bond release for reclamation conducted at selected areas within the permit area of the Keenesburg Mine. The mine is located 7 miles north of Keenesburg, Colorado and is accessed by Weld County Road 59. The USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps, "Klug Ranch" and "Tampa" contain the permit area of the mine. The permitted area is within Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W, 6th Prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. The parcel for which bond release is sought is within portions of Section 25 and 36, T3N, R64W. As required by Colorado law, whenever bond release is requested, all interested or affected parties with a valid legal interest must be notified, and afforded the opportunity to comment or request an informal conference on the bond release in accordance with Rule 3.03.3 of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. This letter will serve to notify you that Coors Energy Company is requesting bond release in the amount of$706,620.00 of the total bond amount of $2,614,909.00 for successful completion of backfilling, grading, and drainage control on approximately 51.76 acres in accordance with the approved reclamation plan for the Keenesburg Mine. The release of this money would release up to 60 percent of the applicable reclamation bond for those areas where backfilling and — grading has been successfully accomplished. The complete bond release application submitted to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology will be on file with the Division in Denver at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, and the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office, 915 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80632 during the review period. All information pertinent to the bond release request is presented in this application. -2- If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the request for bond release, please contact the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 (telephone 303-866-3567). Additionally, if I can answer any questions or concerns, please call me at the above number. _ Sincerely, Michael S. Savage Principal CERTIFIED MAIL # 7001 2510 0005 5885 9376 c: Donald W. MacDonald, Coors Energy Company Savage and Savage ENVIRONMENTAL practical solutions for environmental issues 4610 Haystack Drive 970 674 8080 telephone t g' Windsor.Colorado 80550 970 674 8088 facsimile j, savageandsavage@earthllnk.net k August 23, 2004 Weld County Planning Department 915 10th Street Greeley, CO 80632 Re: Notice of Application for Phase I Bond Release for the Coors Energy Company Keenesburg Mine (CDMG file C-81-028) _ Dear Sir or Madam: Coors Energy Company is applying for Phase I bond release for reclamation conducted at selected areas within the permit area of the Keenesburg Mine. The mine is located 7 miles north of Keenesburg, Colorado and is accessed by Weld County Road 59. The USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps, "Klug Ranch" and "Tampa" contain the permit area of the mine. The permitted area is within Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W, 6th Prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. The parcel for which bond release is sought is within portions of Section 25 and 36, T3N, R64W. As required by Colorado law, whenever bond release is requested, all interested or affected parties with a valid legal interest must be notified, and afforded the opportunity to comment or request an informal conference on the bond release in accordance with Rule 3.03.3 of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. This letter will serve to notify you that Coors Energy Company is requesting bond release in the amount of$706,620.00 of the total bond amount of $2,614,909.00 for successful completion of backfilling, grading, and drainage control on approximately 51.76 acres in accordance with the approved reclamation plan for the Keenesburg Mine. The release of this money would release up to 60 percent of the applicable reclamation bond for those areas where backfilling and grading has been successfully accomplished. The complete bond release application submitted to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology will be on file with the Division in Denver at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, and the Weld County Clerk and — Recorder's Office, 915 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80632 during the review period. All information pertinent to the bond release request is presented in this application. -2- If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the request for bond release, please contact the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 (telephone 303-866-3567). Additionally, if I can answer any questions or concerns, please call me at the above number. Sincerely, Michael S. Savage Principal CERTIFIED MAIL # 7001 2510 0005 5885 9369 "' c: Donald W. MacDonald, Coors Energy Company Savage and Savage ENVIRONMENTAL - r practical solutions for environmental Issues oir 4610 Haystack Drive 970 674 8080 telephone Windsor,Colorado 80550 970 674 8088 facsimile savageandsavage@earthlink.net . ii .F d August 23, 2004 Central Colorado Water Conservancy District 3209 W. 28th Street Greeley, CO 80631 Re: Notice of Application for Phase I Bond Release for the Coors Energy Company Keenesburg Mine (CDMG file C-81-028) Dear Sir or Madam: Coors Energy Company is applying for Phase I bond release for reclamation conducted at selected areas within the permit area of the Keenesburg Mine. The mine is located 7 miles north of Keenesburg, Colorado and is accessed by Weld County Road 59. The USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps, "Klug Ranch" and "Tampa" contain the permit area of the mine. The permitted area is within Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W, 6th Prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. The parcel for which bond release is sought is within portions of Section 25 and 36, T3N, R64W. As required by Colorado law, whenever bond release is requested, all interested or affected parties with a valid legal interest must be notified, and afforded the opportunity to comment or request an informal conference on the bond release in accordance with Rule 3.03.3 of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. This letter will serve to notify you that Coors Energy Company is requesting bond release in the amount of$706,620.00 of the total bond amount of $2,614,909.00 for successful completion of backfilling, grading, and drainage control on approximately 51.76 acres in accordance with the approved reclamation plan for the Keenesburg Mine. The release of this money would release up to 60 percent of the applicable reclamation bond for those areas where backfilling and — grading has been successfully accomplished. The complete bond release application submitted to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology will be on file with the Division in Denver at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, and the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office, 915 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80632 during the review period. All information pertinent to the bond release request is presented in this application. -2- If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the request for bond release, please contact the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 (telephone 303-866-3567). Additionally, if I can answer any questions or concerns, please call me at the above number. _ Sincerely, Michael S. Savage Principal CERTIFIED MAIL # 7001 2510 0005 5885 9352 c: Donald W. MacDonald, Coors Energy Company Savage and Savage ENVIRONMENTAL -p practical solutions for environmental issues Ji ; -s 4610 Haystack Drive 970 674 8080 telephone • ;r ; : Windsor,Colorado 80550 970 674 8088 facsimile savageandsavage@earthlink.net '_ " l` p y "r t `P r _ Y.Y August 23, 2004 Central Weld County Water District _ 2235 2nd Ave. Greeley, CO 80631 _ Re: Notice of Application for Phase I Bond Release for the Coors Energy Company Keenesburg Mine (CDMG file C-81-028) Dear Sir or Madam: Coors Energy Company is applying for Phase I bond release for reclamation conducted at selected areas within the permit area of the Keenesburg Mine. The mine is located 7 miles north of Keenesburg, Colorado and is accessed by Weld County Road 59. The USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps, "Klug Ranch" and "Tampa" contain the permit area _ of the mine. The permitted area is within Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W, 6th Prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. The parcel for which bond release is sought is within portions of Section 25 and 36, T3N, R64W. As required by Colorado law, whenever bond release is requested, all interested or affected parties with a valid legal interest must be notified, and afforded the opportunity to comment or request an informal conference on the bond release in accordance with Rule 3.03.3 of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. This letter will serve to notify you that Coors Energy Company is requesting bond release in the amount of$706,620.00 of the total bond amount of $2,614,909.00 for successful completion of backfilling, grading, and drainage control on approximately 51.76 acres in accordance with the approved reclamation plan for the Keenesburg Mine. The release of this money would release up to 60 percent of the applicable reclamation bond for those areas where backfilling and grading has been successfully accomplished. The complete bond release application submitted to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology will be on file with the Division in Denver at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, and the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office, 915 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80632 during the review period. All information pertinent to the bond release request is presented in this application. -2- If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the request for bond release, please contact the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 (telephone 303-866-3567). _ Additionally, if I can answer any questions or concerns, please call me at the above number. _ Sincerely, Michael S. Savage Principal CERTIFIED MAIL # 7001 2510 0005 5886 4646 c: Donald W. MacDonald, Coors Energy Company Savage and Savage ENVIRONMENTAL practical solutions for environmental Issues 4610 Haystack Drive 970 674 8080 telephone i t x; k• Windsor,Colorado 80550 970 674 8088 facsimile „ r savageandsavage@earthlink.net � {oi ya August 23, 2004 Groundwater Appropriators of the South Platte _ 219 East Railroad Ave. Ft. Morgan, CO 80701 _ Re: Notice of Application for Phase I Bond Release for the Coors Energy Company Keenesburg Mine (CDMG file C-81-028) Dear Sir or Madam: Coors Energy Company is applying for Phase I bond release for reclamation conducted at _ selected areas within the permit area of the Keenesburg Mine. The mine is located 7 miles north of Keenesburg, Colorado and is accessed by Weld County Road 59. The USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps, "Klug Ranch" and "Tampa" contain the permit area of the mine. The permitted area is within Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W, 6th Prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. The parcel for which bond release is sought is within portions of Section 25 and 36, T3N, R64W. As required by Colorado law, whenever _ bond release is requested, all interested or affected parties with a valid legal interest must be notified, and afforded the opportunity to comment or request an informal conference on the bond release in accordance with Rule 3.03.3 of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. This letter will serve to notify you that Coors Energy Company is requesting bond release in the amount of$706,620.00 of the total bond amount of $2,614,909.00 for successful completion of backfilling, grading, and drainage control on approximately 51.76 acres in accordance with the approved reclamation plan for the Keenesburg Mine. The release of this money would release up to 60 percent of the applicable reclamation bond for those areas where backfilling and grading has been successfully accomplished. The complete bond release application submitted to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology will be on file with the Division in Denver at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, and the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office, 915 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80632 during the review period. All information pertinent to the bond release request is presented in this application. -2- If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the request for bond release, please contact the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 (telephone 303-866-3567). Additionally, if I can answer any questions or concerns, please call me at the above number. Sincerely, /“44%frir Michael S. Savage Principal CERTIFIED MAIL # 7003 3110 0005 8480 3809 c: Donald W. MacDonald, Coors Energy Company Savage and Savage ENVIRONMENTAL practical solutions for environmental Issues ' — / 4610 Haystack Drive 970 674 8080 telephone cif I $ . Windsor,Colorado 80550 970 674 8088 facsimile 1 savageandsavage@earthlInk.net August 23, 2004 City of Keenesburg P.O. Box 312 Keenesburg, CO 80643 Re: Notice of Application for Phase I Bond Release for the Coors Energy Company Keenesburg Mine (CDMG file C-81-028) Dear Sir or Madam: Coors Energy Company is applying for Phase I bond release for reclamation conducted at selected areas within the permit area of the Keenesburg Mine. The mine is located 7 miles north of Keenesburg, Colorado and is accessed by Weld County Road 59. The USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps, "Klug Ranch" and "Tampa" contain the permit area of the mine. The permitted area is within Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W, 6th Prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. The parcel for which bond release is sought is within portions of Section 25 and 36, T3N, R64W. As required by Colorado law, whenever bond release is requested, all interested or affected parties with a valid legal interest must be notified, and afforded the opportunity to comment or request an informal conference on the bond release in accordance with Rule 3.03.3 of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. This letter will serve to notify you that Coors Energy Company is requesting bond release in the amount of$706,620.00 of the total bond amount of $2,614,909.00 for successful completion of backfilling, grading, and drainage control on approximately 51.76 acres in accordance with the approved reclamation plan for the Keenesburg Mine. The release of this money would release up to 60 percent of the applicable reclamation bond for those areas where backfilling and grading has been successfully accomplished. The complete bond release application submitted to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology will be on file with the Division in Denver at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, and the Weld County Clerk and — Recorder's Office, 915 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80632 during the review period. All information pertinent to the bond release request is presented in this application. -2- If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the request for bond release, — please contact the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 (telephone 303-866-3567). Additionally, if I can answer any questions or concerns, please call me at the above — number. Sincerely, — _ Ahis%•44r-- Michael S. Savage Principal CERTIFIED MAIL# 7003 3110 0005 8480 3816 c: Donald W. MacDonald, Coors Energy Company NEWSPAPER PUBLIC NOTICE -A t & X, t Savage and Savage ENVIRONMENTAL practical solutions for environmental issues 4610 Haystack Drive 970 674 8080 telephone zri i I Windsor,Colorado 80550 970 674 8088 facsimile t ,a savageandsavage@earthlink.net ^ ' August 23, 2004 The New News P.O. Box 206 Keenesburg, CO 80643 Re: Publication of the attached public notice (Keenesburg Mine, CDMG permit C-81-028) Dear New News: Please publish the attached public notice in The New News once per week for four consecutive weeks as soon as possible. Please send the notarized proof of publication and bill to the attention of Mr. Donald MacDonald at the following address; Coors _ Energy Company, P.O. Box 467, Golden, Colorado 80402. If you have any questions please call me at the above number or Mr. MacDonald at (303) 277-3455. Thank you. Sincerely, Michael S. Savage Principal enclosures: Keenesburg Bond Release public notice c: Donald W. MacDonald, Coors Energy Company PUBLIC NOTICE Coors Energy Company, P.O. Box 467, Golden, CO 80402, phone (303) 277- - 3455, has filed a Phase I bond release application with the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology for the Keenesburg Mine (CDMG permit # C-81-028). The bond release application is available for inspection at the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver Colorado 80203 and the Town Hall in Keenesburg, Colorado during the review period. The mining _ and reclamation permit was approved November 3, 1991. The permitted area is within Sections 25 and 36, T3N, R64W, 6th Prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. The surface owner of the property for which bond release is requested _ is Coors Energy Company. The U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute quadrangles titled "Klug Ranch" and "Tampa" contain the permit area of the mine. The permit area is located 7 miles north of Keenesburg, CO and is accessed by Weld County Road 59. Phase I bond release is sought for successful completion of backfilling, grading, and drainage control on approximately 51.76 acres within the permitted mine site. The areas eligible for Phase I bond release were backfilled, graded, topsoiled, and revegetated between 1997 and 2003. Coors Energy Company is requesting a release of$706,620.00 of the total $2,614,909.00 surety reclamation bond remaining for the site. Anyone wishing to submit written comments, objections, or request a public hearing or informal conference must submit such request or comments to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver Colorado 80203 within thirty (30) days of the - last publication of this notice. Published in The New News, , 2004. Large Maps Available for Review In the Public Review File At the Clerk to the Board's Office Hello