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BEFORE THE MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD <br />STATE OF COLORADO MAR 0 l 2017 <br />Violation No. MV -2017-001 DlVlslolVOp <br />"NlNo & SAFEjy N <br />FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND ORDER <br />IN THE MATTER OFA 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 ("Hoard") 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 fol - <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 />Baller 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 8 -acre gravel and gold <br />milling Operation located in Section 33, Township 9 South, Range 77 West, 611, 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 S, 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 had 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 <br />