ENFORCE20962

• Permit No: M1977310
• IBM Index Class Name: Enforcement
• Doc Date: 9/14/2006
• Doc Name: Board Order
• From: MLRB
• To: Cotter Corporation
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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BEFORE TH~ MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD
STATE OE COLORADO
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FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND
RECEIVED
EP 14 2006
Divis~oi~ w neaamation,
t- Mining and Safety
IN THE MATTER OF ENERGY MINERALS LAW CENTER'S MOTION TO
INTERVENE IN TFIE COTTER CORPORATION'S APPEAL OF FINAL
DETERMINATION OF DESIGNATED MINING OPERATION STATUS FOR THE JD-6,
JD-8 AND JD-9 URANIUM MINES, FILE NUMBERS M-19~-7-310, M-1984-014, M-
1977-306 /
TFI[S MATTER came before the Mined Land Reclamation Board ("Board") on
August 16, 2006, in Denver, Colorado for consideration of a Motion to Intervene filed by
Energy Minerals Law Center and Western Mining Action Project on behalf of Colorado
Environmental Coalition, San Juan Citizens Alliance, and Information Network for
Responsible Mining (collectively "EMLC"). The file numbers in this matter are M-1977-
310, M-1984-014 and M-1977-306. EMLC seeks party status for the scheduled appeals by
the Cotter Corporation of three Division of Reclamation, Minerals and Safety ("Division")
decisions designating Cotter Corporation's underground uranium mine sites as designated
mining operations or "DMOs". Jeff Parsons and Travis Stills appeared on behalf of EMLC.
John Watson appeazed on behalf of Cotter Corporation. Russ Means and Cheryl Linden
appeazed on behalf of the Division.
The Board, having considered the parties' presentations and having been otherwise fully
informed of the facts in this matter, hereby enters the following findings of fact, conclusions of
law and order:
Cotter Corporation holds Section 112 reclamation permits for the JD-6, JD-8 and JD-9
uranium mines on property leased from the United States government. The JD-6 mine is
2.5 acres and is located in Section 22, Township 46 North, Range 17 West, 10`h Prime
M-1477-310, M-1984-O14, M-1977-306
Cotter, EMLC Motion to Intervene