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COLORADO <br /> Division of Reclamation, <br /> j Mining and Safety <br /> Department of Natural Resources <br /> COLORADO DIVISION OFIRECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br /> CEASE�AND DESIST ORDER <br /> Operator/Company Name: Location(Section,Township,Range): <br /> Sanborn Sand and Gravel/ Section T9S,R77W,Section 32 <br /> dba Golden Cross Aggregate <br /> Distance and direction from nearest city: <br /> Address: <br /> 1 mile northwest of Fairplay <br /> Michael Pfister Site name: Gloria Z Mine <br /> P.O. Box 1180 <br /> Fairplay,CO 80420 <br /> Permit/NOI number: M-1984-094 <br /> Phone: (970) 389-7056 County: Park <br /> Operation Commodity <br /> Type:112c Mined/Prospected: <br /> Sand and gravel,placer <br /> gold <br /> The emergency response authority of the(Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety(the <br /> "Division")is set forth in Section 8.4 of t1he Minerals Rules and Regulations of the Colorado <br /> Mined Land Reclamation Board for the EKtraction of Construction Materials(Rules). As set forth <br /> in Rule 8.4.1(c),this emergency response�uthority includes the authority to issue a Cease and <br /> Desist Order for an activity suspected of ausing an emergency situation. The Division has <br /> determined that mining activities at the move-referenced site have created pitwall slopes that are <br /> steeper than the maximum 45 degrees allowed in the approved permit,and is a possible violation <br /> of a permit condition pursuant to Section 34-32.5-124 of the Act. The pitwall slopes result in a <br /> suspected immediate and undue risk of serious harm to persons,property,or the environment, <br /> and,therefore,have created an emergency. To allow the Division time to further inspect the site, <br /> evaluate the risk,and evaluate a reclamation plan,the Division orders Sanborn Sand and <br /> Gravel/dba Golden Cross Aggregate an4 its associates to immediately cease and desist all <br /> mining operations in the pit on the abovo-referenced site,with the exception of reconstructing <br /> pitwalls to comply with the maximum allowed slope. Until this Cease and Desist Order is lifted <br /> by the Division,no one is permitted to c duct mining operations in the pit other than for the <br /> purpose of reconstructing pitwalls to co�ply with the maximum allowed slope. <br /> Virginia Brannon Date <br /> Division Director <br />