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STATE OE COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman 5[., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />Mined Land Reclamation Board Policy <br />Need for a Reclamation Permit <br />April, 2004 <br />(Replaces the previous policy of 7/09/1999, and March 2003) <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION O F <br />MIN ORALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECTA MATION•MIN ING <br />SAF ETY•SC~ENCF <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Russell George <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cottony <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />Under most circumstances, the following activities would not fall within the <br />definition of the term "mining": <br />The excavation, use and disposal of the material will occur on a parcel of <br />private property owned and controlled by the same person, or on parcels of <br />private property (owned and controlled by the same person) that are <br />contiguous. (Non-contiguous parcels shall be reviewed by the Board.) This <br />exemption shall only apply to ranches and farmlands where the material is <br />used on the parcel(s) to maintain agricultural operations. (Agricultural <br />zoning of a parcel(s) is indicative of the maintenance of agricultural <br />operations.) This exemption shall not apply to residential or commercial <br />developments or the preparation of such lands for residential or commercial <br />developments; or <br />2. Hand tools and lightweight, rubber-tired vehicles are used to extract and <br />transport the material off site, and there will be only incidental surface <br />disturbance; or <br />The excavation of material is part of a project that is subject to government <br />review and permitting. The approved government permits ensure a <br />beneficial use of the site affected by the material extraction. The intended <br />off site use of the extracted material is clearly incidental to the project. <br />~vC.~-~~ -~ / <br />Ronald W. Cattany, DMG Director <br />For the MLRB <br />Office of Office of <br />Cam` -? 4 Zoo ~/ <br />Date <br />Colorado <br />