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COLORADO <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />December 14, 2015 <br />Patrick Maher <br />Venture Resources, Inc. <br />P.O. Box 1974 <br />Idaho Springs, CO 80452 <br />RE: Hukill Gulch Millsite; Permit No. M-2009-076; Reason to Believe a Violation Exists <br />and Notice of Board Hearing <br />Dear Mr. Maher, <br />On November 19, 2015, the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) conducted <br />an inspection of the Hukill Gulch Millsite (Permit M-2009-076) and found the following: <br />Historic mine dump materials were improperly placed onto the tailings impoundment liner. <br />Based on the findings of the inspection we believe this is a violation pursuant to: <br />• C.R.S. 34-32-124 for failure to follow the conditions of an order, permit or regulation. <br />Therefore, the Division has reason to believe that a violation exists to the Mined Land <br />Reclamation Act, C.R.S. 34-32-101 et seq., and have scheduled this matter for consideration <br />before the Mined Land Reclamation Board. <br />A Formal Public Hearing will be held during the January 27-28, 2016 Board Meeting for <br />consideration of this possible violation. The hearing will be held in Room 318 of 1313 Sherman <br />Street, Denver, Colorado, beginning at 9:00 a.m. on January 27th or as soon thereafter as the <br />matter can be considered. At that 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 <br />you fail to appear an order and money judgment may be entered against you. In addition, <br />failure to appear at the hearing may result in legal consequences including, but not limited <br />to, loss of party status and your ability to seek reconsideration from the Board or seek <br />judicial appeal in district court. <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 1 Mike King, Executive Director 1 Virginia Brannon, Director <br />