ENFORCE26360

• Permit No: M1984117
• IBM Index Class Name: Enforcement
• Doc Date: 7/23/2002
• Doc Name: Reason To Believe
• From: DMG
• To: Fremont Copunty
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
DIVISION OF
MINERALS
GEOLOGY
RECLAMATION
MININ G•SAFETY
July 23, 2002
Mr. Paul Garrett
Fremont County Board of Commissioners
615 Macon Ave., Rm. 105
Canon City, CO 81212
Re: Reason To Believe Letter, Possible Illegal Mining Operation
Dear Mr Garrett:
Bill Owens
Governor
Greg E. Walther
Executive Director
Ronald W. Cottony
Acting Division Director
On July 18, 2002, the Division of Minerals and Geology conducted an inspection of your operation and found the
following: Fremont County is excavating and removing sand and gravel material from an unpermitted area in Section
20, T 48N - R 11E, NMPM, Fremont County, about 3 miles north of Coaldale, Colorado.
We believe this is in violation of: C.R.S. 34-32.5-109 for Mining Without a Permit.
Therefore, we have reason to believe that a violation exists and have scheduled [his matter before the Mined Land
Reclamation Boazd.
A Formal Public Hearing will be held during the September 18-19, 2002 Boazd meeting for consideration of possible
violation. The hearing will be held in Room 318 of 1313 Sherman Street, Denvet, Colorado, beginning at 10:00 a.m.
on September 18 and at 9:00 a.m. on September 19. Depending on the day that your hearing is scheduled, this matter
will begin at those times or as soon thereafter as the matter can be considered. At that hearing you will have the
opportunity to be represented and heard. It will be reiterated that there is reason to believe that you are in violation of
the provisions noted above.
If the Boazd finds a violation at this hearing, it may issue a Cease and Desist order, require certain corrective actions and
assess a Civil Penalty in the amount of $1,000.00 to $5,000.00 for each day of violation. If you have evidence indicating
[hat the possible violations noted above do not exist or have been corrected, please provide it to us as soon as possible
or bring it to the hearing.
ff you have any questions, please contact Jim Dillie at [phone].
cerel ,
RONALD W.CATT~
Acting Division Director
CERTIFIED MAII, NO. 7099 3400 0013 9901 7068
Return Receipt Requested
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