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BEFORE THE MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD <br /> STATE OF COLORADO <br /> Violation No.MV-2017-001 <br /> FINDINGS OF FACT,CONCLUSIONS OF LAW,AND ORDER <br /> IN THE MATTER OF A POSSIBLE VIOLATION BY HIGH SPEED MINING,LLC,CEASE AND <br /> DESIST ORDER,CORRECTIVE ACTIONS,AND CIVIL PENALTIES FOR MINING WITHOUT <br /> A RECLAMATION PERMIT, <br /> File No.M-1991-037 <br /> THIS MATTER came before the Mined Land Reclamation Board ("Board") on <br /> January 25,2017 in Denver,Colorado to consider possible violations by High Speed <br /> Mining,LLC ("Operator"),cease and desist order,corrective action,and civil penalties for <br /> mining without a permit,File No.M-1991-037. Michael Cunningham and Wally Erickson <br /> appeared on behalf of the Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety("Division"). Lance <br /> Bailer and Ben Langenfeld appeared on behalf of Operator. <br /> The Board,having considered the parties'presentations and having been otherwise <br /> fully informed of the facts in the matter,hereby enters the following: <br /> FINDINGS OF FACT <br /> 1. Operator holds a 110c reclamation permit for an B-acre gravel and gold <br /> mining operation located in Section 33,Township 9 South,Range 77 West,61h Principal <br /> Meridian, Park County The site is known as the Katuska Pit, The Operator owns the land <br /> on which the site is located. <br /> 2. On December 1, 2016,the Division received a written complaint alleging that <br /> the Operator mined outside the approved permit boundary. <br /> 3. The Division conducted an inspection of the site on December 5,2016. <br /> During the inspection,the Division observed,among other things,several settling ponds <br /> located beyond the south boundary of the permit area,recently constructed in an area <br /> what had been forested. Also located beyond the south boundary,the Division observed <br /> that timber bad been cleared for equipment storage areas and construction of a new <br /> concrete pad. The Division estimated that 10.3 acres of land was disturbed,approximately <br /> 2.4 acres of which are outside the permit boundary. The Division provided a copy of the <br /> December 5,2016 inspection report to the Operator on December 5,2016. <br /> High Speed Mining,LLC <br /> Katuska Pit/M-1991-037 <br /> MV-2017-001 1 <br />