2014-03-27_PERMIT FILE - P2014005

• Permit No: P2014005
• IBM Index Class Name: PERMIT FILE
• Doc Date: 3/27/2014
• Doc Name: Clarification of permitting requirements
• From: DRMS
• To: Kent Sterett
• Email Name: MAC
• Email Name: AJW
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
COLORADO
1313 Sherman St., Room 215 D I V I S I O N OF
Denver, Colorado 80203 RECLAMATION
Phone: [phone] MINING
FAX: [phone] —&—
SAFETY
John W. Hickenlooper
March 27, 2014 Governor
Mike King
Kent Sterett Executive Director
8981 Kittiwake St. Loretta Pineda
Littleton, CO 80126 Director
RE: Capital Prize Mine; DRMS File No. P- 2014 -005; Clarification of Permitting
Requirements
Dear Mr. Sterett,
The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) is in receipt of your letter dated
March 21, 2014 in which you clarify your intent regarding the proposed activities at the Capital
Prize Mine in Georgetown, Colorado. The Division understands that your intent is to operate the
Capital Prize Mine as a tourist mine during the upcoming tourist season after prospecting
activities have been completed. The purpose of this letter is to clarify the process for issuing a
Notice of Intent to Conduct Prospecting Operations (NOI) and to make you aware of the time
required to issue and release an NOI.
Pursuant to Hard Rock Rule 5.13(a) and (c) review of the NOI application may take up to three
months to complete. The Division will approve the NOI if all deficiencies are addressed by the
decision date. Pursuant to Hard Rock Rule 5.1.3(d)(IV), the Division's decision will not take
effect until the expiration of five business days allowed for an appeal, or, in the case of an
appeal; until the Mined Land Reclamation Board issues its decision. In addition to the time
required to issue the NOI, additional time will be required to release the NOI from further
reclamation responsibility. Pursuant to Hard Rock Rule 5.3.5(1) and (2) it may take up to two
months to release the NOI. Furthermore, these timeframes do not take into account the time
required to conduct prospecting activities.
An NOI application for the Capital Prize Mine was submitted by Maisie Mining Company, LLC
on March 25, 2014. Review timeframes for issuing and releasing NOI's are variable and depend
on the nature of the prospecting activities. However, there is the potential it will take up to five
months, excluding the time it takes to conduct prospecting activities, to issue and release the NOI
for the Capital Prize Mine.
The Division would like to reiterate that tours at the Capital Prize Mine cannot be conducted as
long as there is an active NOI associated with the site. In addition, any review of safety
considerations for the tourist operation will not be reviewed by the Mine Safety Program until
the NOI has been fully reclaimed and released.
Office of
Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines