PERMFILE61053

• Permit No: M2005071
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 11/13/2006
• Doc Name: Permit Document
• From: DRMS
• To: Benson Brothers
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY L,~,
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203 C O L O R A D O
DIVISION OE
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MINING AND RECLAMATION PERMIT L/ Bill Owens
CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL MINING OPERATIONS Governor
Russell George
Ezecutive DireROr
Permit Number: M-2005-071 s Ronald w. cottony
Division Director
Type of Permit: 112c Natural Resource Trustee
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Permit Date: November 13, 2006 ~~~ ~ S6 ~ ~N
(Anniversary date for /~' -
annual report and fees
purposes)
THIS PERMIT is issued by the Mined Land Reclamation Board, Department of Natural Resources, State of
Colorado.
RECITALS
A. The Permittee, Benson Brothers desires to conduct a mining operation lmown as Benson Brothers Red
Shale Pit, for the purpose of extracting Shale. Unless this permit is modified or a separate permit is issued to cover the
mining and/or recovery of other minerals or extractive products, the Permittee will not mine or recover any other
commodities at this site.
B. On May 10, 2006 the Mined Land Reclamation Board (the "Board") approved the Permittee's application
for this permit, fixed the amount of the financial warranty and directed that this permit be issued upon the Sling with the
Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (the "Division") of performance warranty and financial warranty (or
warranties) in the amount so fixed in form and substance approved by the Division. Said warranties have been filed with the
Division.
C. If the Permittee desires to extract materials other than those listed in (A), a sepamte permit or a permit
modification may be required.
D. On May 10, 2006 the Board made the following findings:
1. The application for this permit complies with the requirements of the Colorado Mined Land
Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials, C.R.S. 34-32.5-101 et seg., as amended, and with all
applicable local, state and federal laws;
2. The operation will not adversely affect the stability of any significant, valuable, and permanent
man-made structure located within two hundred feet of the Affected Land, except where there is an agreement between the
Operator and the persons having an interest in the structure that damage to the structure is to be compensated for by the
Pennittee if such an agreement cannot be reached, an engineering analysis establishes no damage will occur to the stmcture
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines