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Blue Ribbon's offer to convey the mine in its then unreclaimed <br />state to the Allens along with all associated leasehold <br />interests and permits (including the reclamation permits), <br />subject only to the Allens' willingness to assume the existing <br />bonding obligations. The Allens never responded to this <br />offer. Finally, Blue Ribbon's letter of June 20, 1986, advised <br />the Allens that reclamation work was proceeding, along with <br />notice to them of termination of the 1975 Purchase Agreement. <br />Thus, the Allens waited more than 11 months (February, 1986 <br />to January, 1987) from the time they had express knowledge of <br />the reclamation plan before approaching the Division or Board <br />with their request that it be revised. They had at least four <br />months notice (February to June, 1986) of Blue Ribbon's <br />reclamation plan before major reclamation actually commenced. <br />They never responded to the offer to transfer the entire permit <br />to them, which would have allowed them to approach the Division <br />or Board with their requested revisions in the reclamation plan <br />on a direct basis. <br />Simply stated, the Allens failed to take advantage of the <br />substantial opportunities they had to rectify the alleged <br />denial of any rights to notice and to comment which they may or <br />may not have had in 1981 and 1982. While the Allens remained <br />silent, Blue Ribbon substantially performed the approved <br />reclamation plan in good faith. These circumstances strongly <br />suggest that the Allens' real motivation in raising the <br />objections has nothing to do with the Hoard's jurisdiction, but <br />- 6 <br />