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<br />PUBLIC NOTICE (LEGAL NOTICE)
<br />The Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company, POB 191 (100 North Third Street), Victor
<br />Colorado 80860 ((719)-689-2977)) has filed an application for an Amendment to Colorado
<br />Mined Land Permit M-80-244 to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources pursuant to the
<br />provisions of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Act. The application is for modifications
<br />to the Cresson Project, a surface mine and gold recovery operation which is located in parts of
<br />Sections 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 29, 30, and 31 T15S, R69W (6th Principal Meridian), Sections
<br />24, 25, and 36 T15S, R70W (Sixth Principal Meridian), and Sections 9, 10, and 15 T16S,
<br />R70W (6th Principal Meridian) in Teller County. The Cresson Project has operated since 1994.
<br />The primary modifications include the continuation of surface mining in the Cripple Creek
<br />Mining District near the curcent mine, the enlargement of the existing overburden storage areas,
<br />and an extension of the existing valley leach facility. With the exception of a temporary
<br />construction work force in parts of 1999-2000, no increase in the operation's labor force is
<br />anticipated.
<br />The proposed date of implementation is the construction season of 1999, with completion of
<br />operations estimated to occur in 2011. The post-mining land use for which a financial warranty
<br />for reclamation computed is wildlife and domestic animal habitat, though community and County
<br />land use planning that may benefit from adjustments is continuing. The activities proposed
<br />would be anticipated to allow the operations to mine ore and place it on the double- and triple-
<br />lined leach facility into 2005, followed by an addtional 6 to 7 years of leaching and reclamation.
<br />The application, which is a technical document addressing construction, operations, and
<br />protection of the environment, is available for review at the Teller County Court House in
<br />Cripple Creek (i^ the County Clerk and Recorder's office), at the Colorado Department of
<br />Natural Resources, Division of Minerals and Geology, Office of Mined Land Reclamation (1313
<br />Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO, 80203 ((303) 866-3567), at CC&V's Administrative
<br />Offices in Victor during regular business hours and by appointment, and at the City Hall in
<br />Victor. The applicant welcomes and solicits meetings with any potential reviewer (contact 719
<br />689-2977 X 16).
<br />This application will also be provided, by the week of August 3, 1998, to Teller County as part
<br />of the Teller County Planning Commission's procedures to consider amending the existing
<br />Conditional Use Permit. In this context, the Teller County Planning Department may be
<br />contacted at 719 687-5259 after their receipt of the application.
<br />Written comments in support of the application, asking for information, or in opposition to the
<br />application must be filed with the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology within 20 days
<br />of the last publicatio^ of this notice. The last date of publication, which will be the fourth
<br />weekly notice, is expected to be August 12, 1998. Therefore, written material must be received
<br />by the Department of Natural Resources by 4:00 pm on September 1, 1998.
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