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Your City <br /> Boulder <br /> Your State <br /> CO <br /> Your Zip Code <br /> Maximum of 10 digits. (Example)80202 <br /> 80302 <br /> Email Address <br /> Enter a valid email address in this field to receive a confirmation e-mail. <br /> jorjohnso@gmail.com <br /> Your Phone Number* (') <br /> Used only to follow up. <br /> 3038773114 <br /> Extension <br /> Alternate Phone Number(?) <br /> Used only to follow up. <br /> Alternate Phone Extension <br /> Connection to Operation <br /> Select all that apply <br /> Land Owner of affected land Structure Owner within 200' of affected land <br /> Mineral Owner Nearby Resident <br /> Adjacent Land Owner Concerned Citizen <br /> Government Agency Other <br /> DESCRIPTION OF COMMENT OR OBJECTION <br /> You are providing a comment or objection to the public record of a permitting action currently under review by the Division of <br /> Reclamation, Mining and Safety.This form is not intended for reporting of possible violations or illegal activity. Please be as specific <br /> as possible. <br /> Comment/Objection Narrative* <br /> I want to preface this by saying I understand the need for mined resources in today's modern society. I also <br /> don't want this mine to cease operations. Mining has a long history in Colorado and was the driving force <br /> behind the founding of my alma mater,the Colorado School of Mines. From the time this mine was founded up <br /> until today,our society's understanding of the environmental impact of itself has changed significantly.And with <br /> that comes new requirements to ensure a far more limited impact on the land than we thought. <br /> So,after reading the current operator's Notice of Violation No. MB-2021-017 outlining the current operator's <br /> violations brought before the MLRB in Dec'21 and Jan'22;after reviewing their unexpected exceedence from <br /> their WQCD permit in Dec.'24,only 4 months ago,and carefully considering their requested expansion from <br /> about 8.95 acres to approximately 200 acres, I object. <br /> I don't think they've shown appropriate environmental considerations for long enough to think about such an <br /> expansion. I understand that they may find meeting the requirements of the WQCD permit easier with more <br /> land, but first, lets ensure they can do it reliably with what they have.As they aren't showing that. If they were <br /> asking for an expansion to 12-15 acres, I'd be more inclined to agree with their requests.The thing is,an <br /> expansion to 200 acres feels more like they want to expand the operations of the mine 10 fold instead of just <br /> make their operations easier to manage. <br />