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;. - ~ M III IIIIIIIIIIIII III ~ tfarch 1,4, 1981 McCoy Agoreyate Inc. McCoy, Colorado 80463 RL•': Unpcrnitted '+ining Operation Dear Sir: It has come to our attention that you are cronducting a open mining operation located at the F11/7. Section 1G, TIS, R83~+, Routt County, Colorado imown as !fcCOy Aggregates. Gle can find nothing in our records to indicate that you 'gave apr+licd 'or or obtained a mining and reclamation perr.~it from the Colorado "fined T~'.r' ^,cla.~tion "oard for this mining operation. A11 mining operations in the State o~' Colorado rt~ust be permitted by the Board under authority of the Colorado '!fined *,and ~~clama Lion Act, Article 32 of Title 3!', C. ^.C. 1973, as amended (1976 less. ',.r~s - ... 7. IOC S) . Several different situations may apply to your operation: (1) If your mining operation r:as perm.,7nently closed down before ,'u1y 1, 1973, you need not apply to us for a permit. (?) If your mining operation is no~v permanently closed down but was in operation after ,July, 1973, there are reclamation requirements which you should discuss with this office, if you were mining sand and gravel, open coal, limestone for construction purposes or quarry aggregate. (3) I_° your operation is interrLittent, seasonal, or continuous during the year and, under any of these conditions, can be considered presently active, or active after June 30, 1976, it must be permitted under the Colorado +Bined Land Reclamation Rct. If your operation is seasonal, this winter would be a convenient time to apply for a permit. If you have a mining and reclamation permit or have applied for one, please se»d us your permit number and the associated crorrect name of your company. IF you have not yet applied, please cronsult the enclosed Rules and Regulations and a regular permit application (112 forms enclosed). Please be advised that the consequences of operating a mine without a permit can be substantial and severe. Our desire is not to harass businesses, or cause economic hardship, but to effectuate compliance with the state reclamation law by all mining operators. Such a law can not be equitable, nor can ere achieve reclamation at aI1 mines, unloss all operators comply. If you need a permit, it clearly w112 be in your best interest, and ours, to apply for a permit as soon as possible. If a