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RECEIVED BEFORE "FHE MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD SEP 182IlQfi >~ S FATE OF COLORADO GRANDJUNCTIUNFIELDOFFICE DMSIUN OF RECLAMATION MINING 8 SAFETY FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER IN "I'HE MA"I°fER OF ENERGY MINERALS LAW CENTER'S MOTION "FO INTERVI,NE IN'Fl-IF., CO'f"I'IR CORPORATION'S APPEAL, OF FINAL ~ DETERMINATION OF DESIGNATED MINING OPERATION STAT~EJS FOR THE JD-G, JD-8 AND JD-9 URANIUM MINES, FILE NUMBERS M-1977-310, M-1984-014, M- 1977-30C THIS MATTER came before the Mined Land Reclamation Board ("Board") on August 1G, 2006, in Denver, Colorado for consideration of a Motion to Intervene filed by Energy Minerals Law Center and Western Mining Action Project on behalf of Colorado Environmental Coalition, San Juan Citizens Alliance, and Inforn~ation Network for Responsible Mining (collectively "EMLC"). The file numbers in this matter are M-1977- 310, M-1984-O14 and M-1977-306. EMLC seeks party status for the scheduled appeals by the Cotter Corporation of three Division of Reclamation, Minerals and Safety ("Division") decisions designating Cotter Corporation's underground uranium mine sites as designated mining operations or "DMOs". Jeff Parsons and Travis Stills appeared on behalf of EMLC. John Watson appeared on behalf of Cotter Corporation. Russ Means and Cheryl Linden appeared on behalf of the Division. The Board, having considered the parties' presentations and having been otherwise fully infonned of the facts in this matter, hereby enters the following findings of fact, conclusions of law and order: Cotter Corporation holds Section 112 reclamation permits for the JD-6, JD-8 and JD-9 uranium mines on property leased from the United States government. The JD-6 mine is 2.5 acres and is located in Section 22, Township 46 North, Range 17 West, 10`" Prime i2ECEI~~~J M-1977-310, M-1984-014, M-1977-306 I SEP 2 5 '1006 Cotter, EMLC Motion to Intervene Division of neciamation, Mining and Safety ~~