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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 />March 24, 20I7
<br />Rusty Taylor
<br />R N P Enterprises, Inc.
<br />1135 CR 30
<br />Craig, CO 81625
<br />RE: Notice of Violation No. MV -2017-005, Civil Penalties and Cease and Desist Order,
<br />Notice of Formal Board Hearing, Taylor Pit, Permit #M-2013-006
<br />Dear Mr. Taylor:
<br />Pursuant to C.R.S. 34-32.5-116(3)(a) and (b), and the conditions of Permit No. M-2013-006, you are required to
<br />submit to the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) $323.00 in annual fees and an annual report
<br />and map by the anniversary date of the Permit, which is April 261 of each year. As of the date of this
<br />correspondence, the Division has not received the annual fee, annual report and annual map due April 26, 2015.
<br />Therefore, you are in violation of C.R.S. 34-32.5-116(3)(a) and (b), and of the conditions of Permit M-2013-006.
<br />Pursuant to C.R.S. 34-32.5-124, the Mined Land Reclamation Board (Board) hereby issues Notice of Violation
<br />MV -2017-005, an Order to Cease and Desist from all mining related activities associated with Permit No.
<br />M-2013-006, and assesses a Civil Penalty in the amount of $323.00
<br />NOTE: NO PERMITS FOR NEW MINING OPERATIONS SHALL BE GRANTED TO ANY
<br />OPERATOR WHO IS CURRENTLY FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION IN COLORADO (C.R.S. 34-32.5-
<br />120) UNTIL THE VIOLATION IS ABATED.
<br />To abate the violation and avoid permit revocation, please submit the following, due by April 24, 2017:
<br />• $323.00 delinquent annual fee, originally due April 26, 2015
<br />• $323.00 civil penalty assessed for Violation MV -2017-005
<br />+ $646.00 Total Payment
<br />• Delinquent annual report, originally due April 26, 2015
<br />• Delinquent annual map, with annual report, originally due April 26, 2015
<br />If you fail to abate the violation by (30 days), this matter will be considered by the Board, at a Formal Board
<br />Hearing during the (MLRB date) Board meeting, for consideration of permit revocation and finding the financial
<br />warranty subject to forfeiture. The financial warranty for the Taylor Pit is a Letter of Credit, #46002274, in the
<br />amount of $33,279.00
<br />The Formal Board Hearing will occur at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 318, Denver, Colorado, beginning at 9:00
<br />a.m. on April 26, 2017, or as soon thereafter as the matter can be considered. At that Hearing, you will have the
<br />opportunity to present your defense.
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<br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http://mininii.state.co.us
<br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor I Robert W. Randall, Executive Director I Virginia Brannon, Director s f
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