2014-07-28_PERMIT FILE - M2013064

• Permit No: M2013064
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 7/28/2014
• Doc Name: Decision Letter
• From: DRMS
• To: Varra Companies, Inc.
• Email Name: PSH
• Email Name: TAK
• Email Name: BJC
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources 4
1313 Sherman St.,Room 215 C O L O R A D O
Denver,Colorado 80203 DIVISION S ., F
RECLAMATION
Phone:[phone] MINING
FAX:[phone]
SAFETY
John W.Hickenlooper
PERFORMANCE WARRANTY Governor
Mike King
Executive Director
Permittee: Varna Companies, Inc. Virginia Brannon
Director
Operation: Varra-Coulson Resource Project
Permit No: M-2013-064
This form has been approved by the Mined Land Reclamation Board pursuant to sections 34-
32-117, C.R.S., of the Mined Land Reclamation Act and 34-3Z5-117, C.R.S., of the Colorado
Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials. Any alteration or
modification of this form, without approval by the Board shall result in the financial warranty
being invalid and result in the voiding of any permit issued in conjunction with such invalid
financial warranty and subject the operator to cease and desist orders and civil penalties for
operating without a permit pursuant to sections 34-32-123, C.R.S., of the Mined Land
Reclamation Act and 34-32.5-123, C.R.S., of the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the
Extraction of Construction Materials.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT:
WHEREAS, the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Act, C.R.S. 34-32-101 et SeMc. (the
"Act"), as amended, and the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction
Materials, C.R.S. 34-32.5-101 et ss�. (the "Act"), as amended, provides that no permit may be
issued under the Act until the Mined Land Reclamation Board (the 'Board") receives a
performance warranty (or warranties) that is a written promise to comply with all applicable
requirements of the Act.
WHEREAS, Varra Companies, Inc. (the "Permittee"), has applied for a permit to conduct
a mining operation known as Varra-Coulson Resource Project (the "Operation") on certain lands
in Weld County, Colorado. These lands are described in the permit application, as amended and
supplemented, and are referred to herein as the "Affected Lands".
WHEREAS, in its application for the permit, the Permittee has agreed to be bound by all
requirements of the Act and all applicable rules and regulations of the Board, as amended from
time to time.
WHEREAS, the Board has determined, in accordance with the Act, that the estimated
costs of reclamation with regard to those affected lands in Weld County which are now or may
become subject to the permit are those amounts for the stated periods of time as set forth in the
financial warranty, which may be amended from time to time to reflect revised estimates of said
costs of reclamation.
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