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August 4., 1981 Andesite Rock Company P. 0. Box 625 Lyons, Colorado 80540 DEPARTMENT OF NA ORAL RESOURCE III IIIIIIIIIIIII III D. Monte Pascoe, Executive Director 899 MINED LAND RECLAMATION 423 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 60203 Tel. (303) 866-3567 RE: Your mining operation T3N,R71W of the 6th P Our File 1/77-141 Lyons Quarry Dear Sirs: David C. Shelton Director located E}Ei, Section 26, W}W~, Section 25, M, It has come to our attention that you are conducting an unpermitted Quartz Monzonite operation located in Lyons, Colorado. All mining operators including sand and gravel operators are requested to obtain mining and reclamation permits for their mining operations in Colorado by the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Act, C.R.S. 1973> 34- 32-101 et seq., and specifically, 34-32-109(7), as amended. The Mined Land Reclamation Division has placed you and your operation on the Mined Land Reclamation Board meeting agenda for the day of August 26, 1981 for possible violation of the above mentioned statute. At [he meeting the Board may issue a Cease and Desist Order for your opertation at the above cited location per Article 32 of Title 34, Section 123(1) which states: (1) "Whenever an operator or prospector fails to obtain a valid permit or file a notice of intent under the provision of this article, the board may issue an immediate cease and desist order. Concurrently with the issuance of such an order, the board may seek a restraining order of injunction pursuant to Section 34- 32-tz4(3) This matter will also be on the Board agenda for [he day August 26, 19$1 for possible imposition of civl penalties against y u. Your attention is called to the following provision from G.R.S. 1973 y 34-32-123(2): "Any operator who operates without a permit or a prospector who prospects without filing a notice of intent shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars per day nor more than one thousand dollars per day during which such violation occurs; except that any operator eligible for a permit under section 34-32-110 shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars per day during which such violation occurs."