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To: DRMS Den Page 3 of 3 2019-10-28 21-07 54(GMT) 13032008630 From Ben Langenfeld <br /> Empire Aggregate,Inc. <br /> 1635 65" Ave,Unit 1 <br /> Greeley, CO 80634 <br /> October 24,2019 <br /> Peter Hayes <br /> Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining,and Safety <br /> 1313 Sherman St,Rm 215 <br /> Denver,CO 80203 <br /> Douglas Mountain Ranch Mine File No.M-2018-016 <br /> Withdrawal of Permit Application <br /> Mr. Hayes <br /> Empire Aggregates, Inc.,permittee and applicant for the reclamation permit for the site known as <br /> the Douglas Mountain Ranch Mine near Empire, CO, is writing to inform your office that it has <br /> decided to withdraw our application fdr said reclamation permit. <br /> Throughout this process,your office has dealt with our application with utmost professionalism, <br /> and we appreciate the Division's guidance on this contentious application. While Empire <br /> Aggregates still believes that it could craft a mining and reclamation plan that would be <br /> satisfactory to both the public and to all regulators, objections posed by certain parties have <br /> effectively blocked this path. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife has made it clear that they will <br /> not work with us to develop a path forward. Additionally,comments provided to the Division by <br /> the local State Representative unfairly tilt the process against approval for political reasons. The <br /> scale and scope of engineering and design work needed to address all concerns is not worth <br /> pursuing in the face of these objections. <br /> Once again,we thank you and your staff for your time and effort on this application.The <br /> Douglas Mountain Ranch Mine application is hereby withdrawn. <br /> e,,O�,rI -,O�/,V <br /> Chris Townsend, Empire Aggregate,Inc. <br />