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Page 14 <br />Hard Rock/Metal Mining Rule 1 <br />1.2 SCOPE OF RULES AND ACTIVITIES THAT DO NOT REQUIRE <br />A RECLAMATION PERMIT <br />1.2.1 Specified by Rule <br />The Board has determined that certain types of activities do not need <br />reclamation permits either because the excavated substance is not a mineral <br />as defined in Section 34-32-103(7), Colorado Revised Statutes 1984, as <br />amended or because the activity is not a mining operation as defined by <br />Section 34-32-103(8), C.R.S. 1984, as amended. Such activities include the <br />following: <br />(a) the exploration and extraction of natural petroleum in a liquid or <br />gaseous state by means of wells or pipe; <br />(b) the development or extraction of coal (refer to the Colorado Surface <br />Coal Mining Reclamation Act Section 34-33-101, et seq., C.R.S. 1984, <br />as amended); <br />(c) smelting, refining, cleaning, preparation, transportation, and other off <br />site operations not conducted on affected land; <br />(d) <br />(e) a custom mill. <br />