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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 />