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<br />RECEIVED <br />FEB 0'7 2007 <br />~iivlslon of Reclamalion, <br />tNining and Safety <br />OBJECTION TO PERMIT AMENDMENT TO WEST PIT WATER MANAGEMENT AND <br />RECLAMATION SAN LUIS PROJECT, COSTILLA COUNTY, COLORADO DBMS <br />PERMIT NO. M-88-112 <br />The name, mailing address and telephone number of the Opposers and <br />interested parties are as follows. <br />Costilla County Conservancy District <br />P.O. Box 42 <br />San Luis, CO 81152 <br />(719) 676-3372 <br />The Board of County Commissioners of Costilla County <br />352 Main Street <br />P.O. Box 100 <br />San Luis, CO 81152 <br />(719) 672-3213 <br />The following objection is filed on behalf of the above-named Opposers pursuant <br />to the Mineral Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board, <br />Hard Rock, Metal and Designated Mining Operations under §1.7.1. Opposers are <br />parties provided for in the regulations under 38.1 as they are persons that are directly <br />and adversely affected or aggrieved by the conduct of a proposed mining operation <br />and/or an order of the board whose interest is entitled to legal protection under the act. <br />The following objection is timely submitted under 1.7.1(2)(a) of the <br />Regulations. The last date for the newspaper publication of notice of the application <br />was made on January 19, 2007. <br />Comments are as follows: <br />GENERAL <br />As described in the amended application, active mining by Battle Mountain <br />Resources, Inc. (BMRI) at the San Luis Mine ended in 1997. A major activity on the site <br />since that date has been implementation and operation of a water management <br />program to control ground water flows in the vicinity of the Rito Seco and prevent <br />