PERMFILE53499

• Permit No: M2000053
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 5/10/2000
• Doc Name: CASTILLO PIT FN M-2000-053 RESULTS OF DIV ADEQUACY REVIEW OF PERMIT APPLICATION
• From: DMG
• To: LAS ANIMAS CNTY
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
I J 13 Sherman St.. Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80207
Phone [phone]
FAX [phone]
May 10. 2000
Mr. Robert Lucero. County Planner
Las Animas County
200 E. First. Rm 104
Trinidad. CO 81082 /
RE: Castillo Pit (File M-?000-053) Results of Divisiorisadequacy review oFpermit application
Dear Mr. Lucero:
DIVISION O F
MINERALS
GEOLOGY
RECLAMATION
MI NING•SAFETY
BSI I O.ve~s
Governor
Greg E. Walther
Executive Director
m¢hael B. Long
Division DireUOr
The Division has completed its review of the permit application for the Castillo Pit and has identified the Following
concerns:
NOTICES: At this time, there is no evidence included with the applicmion of the publication of the
newspaper notice of the application as requned by Rule 1.6.2 (I) (d). There is also no evidence provided of the
notice of the application being made to the owner(s) of record of the surface and mineral rights to the land to be
affected by the proposed mining operation, i.e. Andrew and Mollie Castillo, as required by Rule 1.6.2 (I) (e) (i). It
also appears. From the Exhibit A and Exhibit E Mine Plan Map, that the boundary of the proposed permidaffected
land lies within 200 Feet of property owned by other than the Castillos, i.e. Joseph Ivtontoya to the east and David
Fahey to the wuth. There is, however, no evidence included with the application of the mailing of notices of the
application to these adjacent land owners as required by Rule 1.6.2 (I) (e) (ii):
Evidence of the required publication of the newspaper notice of the application as well as receipt of the
required notices of the application by surface owners of and adjacent to the proposed permit area must be received
by the Division by the June 2. 2000 decision date in order that approval of the application can be considered at that
time.
PERFORMANCE WARRANTY: There was no Performance Wartanty submitted with the application. A
copy is, therefore, attached to this review for the County's use.
EXHIBIT A (Rule 6.3.1): There is a map titled'Gravel Pit Surve9'that appears intended to be part of
Exhibit A. The map was prepared for Andrew Castillo by Terry Surveying, dated October 21. 1996. and revised
November ~, 1997. The map, however, fails to meet the specific requirements of Rule 6.2. I in that it does not show
the name of the applicant, i.e. Las Animas County. In addition, the map is not labeled Exhibit A and does not fully
meet the requirements for the Exhibit in that the names of all immediately adjacent surface owners of record are not
shown nor is the name of the mine site indicated.
Please confirm the following: I) The map referenced above is submitted by Las Animas County as part of
Exhibit A in the County's application for the Castillo Pit and to meet the requirements of Rule 6.3. I (I ). 2) The
Castillo indicated on the map as owning the IJ~V'/<SE'/+oF Szction 32, into which the proposed permn area
apparently extends, is the same Andrew M. Castillo that owns the property in the SW '/ SE'/< where the bulA of the
permn area lies. 3) There are adjacent owners of surface land, other than the Castillos. within 200 Feet of the
proposed permit area to the east and to the south.
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