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BEFORE THE MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD <br /> STATE OF COLORADO <br /> Violation No. MV-2024-005 <br /> FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND ORDER <br /> IN THE MATTER OF A POSSIBLE VIOLATION BY O & A STONE, LLC, <br /> CEASE AND DESIST ORDER, CORRECTIVE ACTION, AND CIVIL <br /> PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO POST ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL <br /> WARRANTY WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE DATE OF NOTICE OF <br /> ADJUSTMENT, File No. M-1994-121 <br /> THIS MATTER came before the Mined Land Reclamation Board ("Board") <br /> on March 20, 2024, to consider a possible violation by O & A Stone, LLC <br /> ("Operator"), cease and desist order, corrective action, and civil penalties for <br /> failure to post additional financial warranty within sixty days of the notice of <br /> adjustment, file number M-1994-121. Patrick Lennberg appeared on behalf of the <br /> Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety ("Division"). There was no appearance <br /> on behalf of Operator. <br /> The Board, having considered the presentation, materials submitted, and <br /> having been otherwise fully informed of the facts in the matter, hereby enters the <br /> following: <br /> FINDINGS OF FACT <br /> 1. Operator holds a 110(c) reclamation permit for a 7.4-acre sandstone <br /> mining operation located in Section 6, Township 3 North, Range 70 West, 61h <br /> Principal Meridian, Boulder County. The site is known as the Vasquez Quarry No. <br /> 2. <br /> 2. The Division conducted an inspection of the site on March 14, 2023, <br /> and recalculated the financial warranty, determining that an increase was <br /> necessary. The Division sent the inspection report to Operator on April 17, 2023. <br /> 3. On April 17, 2023, the Division sent Operator a Financial Warranty <br /> Cost Estimate for the site. The estimate informed Operator that it had until May 1, <br /> 2023, to review and comment on the estimate prior to the Division issuing the <br /> financial warranty increase. <br /> 4. The Division resent the Financial Warranty Cost Estimate to Operator <br /> on April 26, 2023. <br /> O &A Stone, LLC <br /> M-1994-121/Vasquez Quarry No. 2 <br /> MV-2024-005 1 <br />