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~ III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ~ STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY Depagmenl of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman 51., Room ? 15 Denver, Colorado 80?03 Phone: (3031 866-756: FAC: (303) 83?-8706 July 14, 2000 ~~ D I V I S I O N O F i MINERALS GEOLOGYI RECLAMATION' MINING•SAFETY To Whom it May Concern: B~u Owens Governor Greg E. Walther Re: Fondis Pit #88101 Pit Conversion Application, M-88-101 Execunve Oueclor Michael B. Long Division D~recror Dear Sir/Madam: The Division received a copy of your letter which you sent to the Elbert County Commissioners regarding your concerns and opposition to the expansion of the referenced mine site from a 9.9 acre Limited Impact 110 permit to a 68.7 acre Regular 112 permit. The Division received two letters of concern (objections) to the expansion of the pit so a hearing process will be initiated. The Division has scheduled an Informal Conference as required by Rule 1.4.6. The Conference is scheduled for July 21, 2000. It will be held at the Division of Minerals and Geology office in Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203. The hearing will start at 10:00AM. Pursuant to Rule 1.4.6(2), each person objecting to the approval of the application shall set forth the grounds for the objection. Similazly, the Applicant, and any other person supporting the approval of the application, shall present grounds necessary to support the approval. If the objectors do not withdraw their objections after the Informal Conference, it will be necessary to hold aPre-hearing Conference (currently scheduled for September or October, 2000) and be presented to the Mined Land Reclamation Board at the regulazly scheduled September or October, 2000 meeting. Pursuant to Rule 1.4.6(2)(a), any interested person may participate in the Informal Conference by submitting written comments or by appeazing in person. Also, pursuant to Rule 1.4.6(2)(b), if any person may be affected or aggrieved by Office or Board action, that person may petition the Office for admission as a party to the matter before the Boazd. Such a petition shall be in writing and shall set forth a brief and plain statement of the facts which entitle that person to be admitted as a party and the matters which the person claims should be decided. The written petition for party status shall be submitted to the Office at the Informal Conference or within five (5) working days after the Informal Conference. Parties to any matter before the Board shall continue to be parties to any action for judicial review following final agency action, pursuant to Section 24-4-106(4), C.R.S., as amended.