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STATE OF COLORADO MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE IMTTER OF: Stanley J. Conner ) NOTICE AND 1683 Clarkson St. ) ORDER TO PAY Denver, Colorado 80210 ) CIVIL PENALTY To Stanley J. Conner and all other persons engaged in or owning or controlling the Lee No. 2 Placer mining operation located in Section 20, Township 3.0 South, Range 72.0 West of the 6th P.M., in Gilpin County, Colorado. FINDINGS OF FACT Pursuant to the authority vested in the State of Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board by C.R.S. 34-32-123, the Board hereby makes the following finding:; of fact: 1. On August 23-24, 1989, the Board conducted a hearing and found Stanley J. Conner to be conducting the mining operation described above va +hni~+ a nermi+ ac rnrnii ro~i by r R C 74-~~-7 nl a+ epn 2. On August 23-24, 1989, the Board issued Notice of Violation No. M-89-013 to Stanley J. Conner. 3. On August 23-24, 1989, the Board conducted a hearing in accordance with C.R.S. 24-4-101 et seq. to consider assessment of civil penalities against Stanley J. Conner. 4. ThE: Mined Land Reclamation Division presented evidence at the Formal Public Hearing on August 23-24, 1989, demonstrating that: 1. Stanley J. Conner had submitted a Limited Impact (110) Operation Application on April 24, 1987 to the Division. 2. Mr. Conner received approval of his application from the Division on May 27, 1987, with the stipulation that local government approval, a 51,000 financial warranty, and a performance warranty had to be submitted before the Division could issue a permit. 3. The Division, on December 22, 1988, received a complaint from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management that Mr. Conner was possibly mining without a permit. 4. The Division, on July 21, 1989, reviewed MLRD File No. M-87-072 and determined that Mr. Conner had not submitted a financial warranty or a performance warranty to the Division and as such had not received a permit to commence mining operations. 5. The Division, on July 21, 1989, inspected the site and found Mr. Conner to be mining without a permit and that the disturbances had exceeded the proposed affected areas described in the original approved application.