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AUMM COLORADO <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />A&V Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />December 26, 2014 <br />Mike Joosten <br />7775 E. 124th Dr. <br />Thornton, CO 80602 <br />RE: REASON TO BELIEVE A VIOLATION EXISTS AT JOOSTEN PROSPECTING - PORTION OF <br />JONES PLACER; DRMS FILE NO. P- 2009 -023 <br />Dear Mr. Joosten: <br />C.R.S. 34 -32- 116(3), C.R.S. 34- 32- 116(4), and Permit No. required you to submit to the Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety (Division) $86.00 in annual fees and an annual report on or before August 20th of each year. <br />As the date of this letter, the Division has not received your annual Financial Warranty for year 2014. <br />Therefore, the Division has reason to believe this is a violation of C.R.S. 34- 32- 116(3)2(4) et seA., and <br />have scheduled this matter to appear before the Mined Land Reclamation Board (Board). <br />A Formal Public Hearing will be held during the January 28 -29, 2015 Board meeting for consideration <br />of this possible violation. The hearing will be held at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 318, Denver, <br />Colorado, beginning at 9:00 a.m. on January 28, 2015 or as soon thereafter as the matter can be <br />considered. At the hearing, you will have the opportunity to present your defense. <br />This is an important legal proceeding and you must appear in person for this hearing. If you fail <br />to appear, an Order and money judgment may be entered against you. In addition, failure to <br />appear at the hearing may result in legal consequences including, but not limited to, loss of party <br />status and your ability to seek reconsideration from the Board or seek judicial appeal in district <br />court. <br />If the Board finds a violation at this hearing, it may issue a Cease and Desist Order and /or assess a civil <br />penalty in the amount of $100.00 to $1,000.00 for each day of violation pursuant to C.R.S. 34 -32.5- <br />124(7). If you have evidence indicating that the possible violation noted above does not exist or have <br />been corrected, please provide it to the Division as soon as possible or bring it to the hearing. <br />All parties have an opportunity to review and comment on a draft of the Board's Order before it <br />becomes final. If you wish to do so, you must provide the Board with a written request to review the <br />draft Order prior to or at the time of your, hearing, or you must inform the Board orally during the' <br />hearing that you request to review the draft Order. The Board's attorney must receive your comments <br />on the draft Order within three (3) calendar days of the date the draft Order is emailed, unless that <br />oF' Soto <br />I �Q o <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http: / /mining.state.co.us * *, <br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor I Mike King, Executive Director I Virginia Brannon, Director \1876 <br />