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..,~ . o"ifJ338 ~~ -_._~- DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Office of Energy and Mineral Resources Resume DIVISiON: MINED LAND RECLA~~TlO~ 1. RELATED STATUT::;\ Cuiorado :-Ilned Land Reclamation Act 34-32-1-1 et. seq. C. R. S. 1~73 as 3mended. Le~lslative Char;;e "To dHo..., fur the continued development of the rowing industry of thls state, wh~le requlring tnose persons involved in mining operations to recLaim Land affected by such operations.. " "C3rry on a continu1.ng reVleW of the problems of m~ning and land reCla- matlon 1n tne state of Colorado.1I "Develop and promulgate standards for land reclamation plans and sub- stitution of affected lands as provided in section 3/.-32-116." Issue pennlts for mlnlng, oased on mlnlag and reclamat~on plans submitted by mine operato~s, and thereafter insure that mining and reclamatlon take place as speclfied in the permit. II . P~OGRAMS pro~ram TItle: MlnIng and ReClamation Operatlons Target PubliC: Mine operators (to wno~ permits 3re issued), and the general publ1c. Ptlt"pose: 'To insure t.hat m~rnng activltles taKe place In an enVlron- mentally acceptable manner, and that the mining sites are regraded, revegetated, and stabllized in order to insure protectIon of watersneds and aqulfers, and in order to protect the public health. This program ap?lies to all types of mining - - sand and gravel, rock quarries, hard rock mining, underground and surface coal rn~~~ngJ ~tc. Program T~tle: Rev~ew of prospect~n~ operations Target PubllC: (-1lne operators and the general public Purpose: To tnsure that prospectlng operatlons 3~e conducted 1n a proper manner and that prospect~ng sites are reclalmed, drill holes.plugged, or other application standa~ds com- plled ~ttn. Operators do not ootaln a perm~t for pros- pect~ng, but they do file a notice ot intent to prospect, top,C:t' pr wi.th a statemf~nt that affected land will be r~clainl~d as required under the act. 42