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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AN.D GEOLOGYIj <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman S[., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 8663567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />May 12, 2004 <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />0.ECLANATION•MI NING <br />SAFETY•SQENCE <br /> Bill Owens <br /> Governor <br /> <br />Mr. Brad Janes / Russell George <br />Varra Companies, 1110. E><ecufive Director <br />8120 Gage Street Ronald W. Cattany <br /> <br />Frederick, CO 80516 Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />RE: Durham Pit, Amendment No. 1 Application, "Re vised Decision Date & Board Hearing Date", <br />Permit No. M-78-~6, Class: Revision, Type-Seq .: AM-1 ~ <br />Dear Brad: <br />Per your April 26, 2004 request fora 60 day extension, the Division has again reset its timeframes for your <br />amendment application. Your request is based on additional time needed to provide an adequate <br />floodway/floodplain evaluation. Due to objections received, the Division will be making a "recommendation" on <br />your amendment application on July 11, 2004. The Division will present its recommendation to the Mine Land <br />Reclamation Boazd during a Formal Public Hearing scheduled for July 28-29, 2004. Ultimately, the Board will <br />issue a decisioa on the amendment application. We anticipate this decision at the close of the hearing. It is <br />important to note that this is the second and final extension the Division will grant to Varra Companies, Inc. for <br />this amendment application. The amendment application is part of colrecfive actions requested by the Division in <br />its January 3, 2003 inspection report. <br />In the event that all objecting parties withdraw their objections in writing prior to the scheduled hearing, the <br />hearing may be cancelled and the Division's recommendation will become the final decision on the application. <br />Please call me at (303) 866-3567 if you have any questions. <br />Sincerely, <br />Thomas A. Schreiner <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Cc: Carl Mount, DMG (via E-Mail) `~ <br />Sandy Brown, DMG (via E-Mail) <br />Steve Brown, AGO (via E-Mail) <br />Tyson Powell, AGO (via E-Mail) <br />Robert & Michael Bliss, BPC <br />Greg Flebbe & Steve Bagley, OCD <br />Sharon & Kevin Carbaugh, citizens <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />