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fh4-oa i CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS EXTRACTION OR EXPLORATION OPERATION Presentation Form Inspection Date: 12-7-2004 File No.: M-1993-041 Petmittee: CEMEX, Inc. Operator: CEMEX, Inc. Existing Bond: $2,233,452.00 Method of Mining: Surface Permit Type: 112c Permitted Acres: 1,942.33 Commodity: Limestone County: Boulder Adequate?: YES Specialist: Erica Crosby Consideration of the operator's appeal of the Division's decision to deny a request for acreage release: November 8, 2004 CEMEX, Inc. requested an acreage reducfion for the removal of two pazcels of land from the Dowe Flats permit boundary (87.88-acres). • 2.0- acres owned by Poudre Valley REA • 85.88-acres owned by the Ciry of Longmont December 7, 2004 DMG inspected the release request azeas. • e -acres owne y ou e a ey contame a su statton. T e su statton was constmcted in 1998 to serve homes up the valley and the CEMEX Plani located ai the Lyons Site, Permit No. M-1977-208. • The 85.88-acres owned by the City of Longmont was under construction for a new water treatment facility to serve the town of Lyons and the City of Longmont. According to CEMEX, the plant will be operating in the summer of 2005. The City is constructing large buildings on site and a number of holding ponds. ------ -- - • oeD snot appeaz t at a acUviUes note m ese parcels are nnning re ated. December 10, 2004 DMG Denied release request because he substation and water treatment facilities do not conform to the postmining land use of rangeland and aze not addressed in the Dowe Flats mining and reclamation plan. Operator's options; Amend the reclamation plan to include a substation and water treatment plan as a component of the permit, OR Appeal the Division's decision before the Mined Land Reclamation Boazd by submitting a request for Administrative Appeal to the Office according the provision of Section 1.4.11. December 23, 2004 CEMEX requested an Administrative Appeal according to the provisions of Section 1.4.11. • Both the Poudre Valley REA and the City of Longmont are in favor of release (see attached letters) • No mining related disturbance occurred on the pazcels. • Amending the permit to include facilities as part of reclamation plan would not provide additional protections or benefits to any relevant parry, and could interfere with the construction and/or operations of the non-mining activities.