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ORDER <br />5. The Board finds Ouray Silver Mines, Inc. in violation of section 34-32- <br />116(7)(h), C.R.S. for failing to protect areas outside of the affected lands from slides <br />or damages occurring during the mining or reclamation. <br />6. The Board orders that Ouray Silver Mines, Inc., as agreed in <br />paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Agreement, shall submit a holistic permit amendment <br />that will establish a permit consolidation and correction of the permit boundary <br />submitted by a prior operator for the site in a cohesive, understandable, and clear <br />manner. At minimum, the permit amendment shall contain the following <br />components: <br />a. Incorporation into the permit of the impacted off-site area <br />associated with the Reason to Believe a Violation Exists letter, issued on May <br />13, 2021, including a sufficient buffer area to complete the necessary <br />reclamation work and correct the permit boundary at the Terrible waste -rock <br />dump; <br />b. Clarify and consolidate all applicable details of AM -01 and all <br />Technical Revisions approved to date and incorporate substantive provisions <br />and permit conditions and components into their respective and proper <br />exhibits; <br />C. Make any and all clarifying changes to the permit that Operator <br />determines to be appropriate after conducting its own review or based on the <br />suggestions of its retained permitting consultant. <br />7. Operator shall submit to the Division a complete and reviewable permit <br />amendment application and its associated revision fee within 120 days of the Board's <br />August 18, 2021 meeting and gain approval of the amendment within the applicable <br />regulatory deadlines. <br />8. The Board orders, and the parties agree that, pursuant to section 34-32- <br />124(7), C.R.S., Ouray Silver Mines, Inc. is hereby assessed a civil penalty in the total <br />amount of $20,500.00 with all but $1,500.00 suspended if Ouray Silver Mines, Inc. <br />complies with the terms of the Agreement, as reflected in paragraph 6 of the <br />Agreement. <br />Ouray Silver Mines, Inc. <br />Revenue Mine/M-2012-032 <br />MV- 2021-015 <br />2 <br />