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COLORADO <br /> j 4c,,. 0 Division of Reclamation, <br /> Mining and Safety <br /> Department of Natural Resources <br /> October 29, 2025 <br /> Steve Baker <br /> P.O. Box 1665 <br /> Craig, CO 81626 <br /> Re: Reason to Believe a Violation Exists and Notice of Board Hearing <br /> Rock Pit Mine; Permit No. M-1985-082 <br /> Steve Baker: <br /> On August 27, 2025, the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division/DRMS) sent you a notice <br /> of financial warranty increase (Revision No. S14). The required financial warranty for the Rock Pit Mine <br /> site was increased to $25,884.00, which is an increase of $8,449.00 from the currently held financial <br /> warranty of $17,435.00. The additional required financial warranty was due on October 26, 2025. To <br /> date the Division has not received the amount of the required increase. <br /> The Division believes this is a violation of: <br /> • C.R.S. 34-32.5-117(4)(c)(II) and Rule 4.2.1(2) for failure to post the additional required financial <br /> warranty within sixty (60) days of the date of notice of the adjustment. <br /> Therefore, the Division has reason to believe that a violation exists to the Colorado Land Reclamation <br /> Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials, C.R.S. § 34-32.5-101 et seq., and have scheduled this <br /> matter to appear before the Mined Land Reclamation Board (MLRB/Board). <br /> A Formal Public Hearing before the Board has been scheduled during the December 17-18. 2025 Board <br /> meeting. The hearing will be held at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 318, Denver, Colorado, beginning at <br /> 9:00 a.m. on December 17th or as soon thereafter as the matter can be considered. In order to be <br /> considered at the hearing, all exhibits, materials and witness testimony you wish for the Board to <br /> consider must be submitted by 5:00 PM on December 5, 2025 via email to the MLRB Administrator, <br /> Camille M. Mojar at: Dnr drms mlrb-submittalsPstate.co.usDnr drms mlrb-submittalsPstate.co.us. <br /> If you have good cause not to appear in person you must submit a request to the MLRB to appear <br /> virtually (via ZOOM). To do so, please submit an email to the MLRB Administrator, no later than 5:00 <br /> PM on December 12, 2025 for Board consideration. If approved you will receive an authorization code <br /> to attend the meeting for this matter. Please note that only Parties and those who will be testifying <br /> may participate in the hearing. All other interested persons may observe the hearing via the MLRB <br /> YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDrrA08bIPFIOwce-yH1fWA. <br /> 1001 E 62itl Ave, Denver CO 80216 I P 303.866.3567, F 303.832.8106 I https://drms.colorado.gov IL"L" 4,,::- <br /> Jared S. Polls, Governor I Dan Gibbs, Executive Director I Michael A. Cunningham, Director 1 <br />