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BEFORE THE MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD STATE OF COLORADO Pe,~,~.Tr; N1- ~O ~ c (ass ~ C h .-oe'~.e.~-r MV w: ~y~,oo5°O3a oio. ail i F',-,,,., M ~~ Kam Ta ~. Colo M~b~e~ LLG ~oc ne~aR : (io ~ Ov-~l S - (zby c iv r ~ ~G~,d1~.: 9 /~~a6 spec,, a4; s r r c.Q,~ ' FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER IN THE MATTER OF A POSSIBLE MODIFICATION OF PRIOR BOARD ORDERS CONCERNING COLORADO MARBLE, LLC, FILE NUMBER M-1987-028 THIS MATTER came before the Mined Land Reclamation Boazd ("Board") on February 16, 2006, in Denver, Colorado for a hearing to consider the request of the Division of Minerals and Geology ("Division") for an order modifying prior Boazd orders concerning Colorado Marble, LLC ("Operator"). The file number in this matter is M-1987-028. Bob Holloway and Kenneth Klco appeared on behalf of the Operator. Carl Mount appeared on behalf of the Division. The Boazd, 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: 1. The Operator received a Section 110 Construction Materials Permit on Mazch 18, 1988 i and has extracted marble from a site located in Section 22, Township 50 North, Range 6 ~ i East, 6`h Prime Meridian, Chaffee County, Colorado. The site is Imown as the Lily Mines site and is permitted for 9 acres. 2. As the result of Division inspections of the site on September 28, 2004, the Boazd held a hearing on December 15, 2004 and found the Operator in violation of the Mined Land Reclamation Act, Section 34-32-101 et seq., C.R.S. {2005) ("Act"). Specifically, the $oazd found violations for conducting mining operations outside the approved permit boundaries (MV-2005-009), failure to minimize hydrologic impacts to the hydrologic balance (MV- 2005-010), and failure to salvage and segregate topsoil (MV-2005-011). In four separate Colo. Mazble Feb. O6 III, M-1987-028