2006-02-13_ENFORCEMENT - M1978208

• Permit No: M1978208
• IBM Index Class Name: Enforcement
• Doc Date: 2/13/2006
• Doc Name: Reason to Believe a Violation Exists
• From: DMG hhp
• To: Aspen Enterprises
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
'~~DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY ~ ~ / ~/ ~`l~ ~~
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 21 s C O L D RA D O
Deliver, Colorado 80203 DIVISION O F
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FAX: (303) 832$106 LE O G Y
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Governor
Russell Geroge
/ February 13, 2006 Executive Director
Ronald W. Cottony
~'(0 Bill Peterson DivisionDinxtor
Natural Resource Tnlslce
Aspen Enterprises
12383 Wamblee Valley Road
Conifer, CO 80433
RE: Reason to Believe a Violation Exists; Aspen Euterprises, Shaffers Crossing Quarry;
Permit # M-1978-208
Dear Mr. Peterson
Aspen Enterprises, Permittee for the above captioned operation since 2000, and prior Permittees
have consistently leased the operation to contractors to conduct excavation and crushing. Annual
reports have been submitted variously by the Permittee, the Lessee, or some combination. The
industriaUcommeroial post-mining land use for the site calls for relatively little reclamation, except
on benches left by the operation.
A site inspection conducted November 21, 2002 at the request of the contractor, Elk Creek Sand
and Gravel, discussed possible revisions to the mining plan. The contractor at that time was the
Inspection and Enforcement Contact.
Based on the site inspection of October 17, 2005, the Division of Minerals and Geology (Division)
requested that the Operator post permit boundaries, identify structures and operations within the
permit boundary that were not shown in the permit documents, submit a revision to the permit to
account for a revised mining plan, and revise the reclamation bond.
After studying that report, representatives of Aspen Enterprises, the Permittee, met with Division
staff on February 2, 2006 to report that mining had been conducted outside the permit boundary.
Total disturbance outside the permit boundary was reported be 2.47 acres. Approximately 0.5 acres
of the disturbance involved operations conducted by the landowner. This self-report prompted a
complete file review, the results of which found mistakes in the Permit System database and
inspection reports.
Office of Office of Colorado
Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey