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~~~~ ~«~ <br />RECEIVED <br />BEFORE Tl-lE MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD $EP 1 S 200&,~''~ <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />GRAND JUNCTION FIELD OFFICE <br />OF <br />FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER RECLAMATIONMININGBSAfETY <br />IN THE MATTER OF ENERGY MINERALS LAW CEN"fER'S MOTION 'fO <br />IN`1TRVENE [N TI IE COT"fIR CORPORATION'S APPEAL OF FINAL <br />\ DETERMINATION OF DESIGNATED MINING OPERATION STATUS FOR TI/F JD-6, <br />JD-8 AND JD-9 URANIUM MINES, FILE NUMBERS M-1977-310, M-1984-O14, M- <br />1977-306 <br />TFIIS MATTER came before the Mined Land Reclamation Board ("Board") on <br />August I6, 2006, in Denver, Colorado for consideration of a Motion to Intervene filed by <br />Energy Minerals Law Center and Western Mining Action Project on behalf of Colorado <br />Environmental Coalition, San Juan Citizens Alliance, and Information Network for <br />Responsible Mining (collectively "EMLC"). The file numbers in this matter are M-1977- <br />310, M-1984-014 and M-1977-306, EMLC seeks party status for the scheduled appeals by <br />the Cotter Corporation of three Division of Reclamation, Minerals and Safety ("Division") <br />decisions designating Cotter Corporation's underground uranium mine sites as designated <br />mining operations or "DMOs". Jeff Parsons and Travis Stills appeared on behalf of EMLC. <br />John Watson appeared on behalf of Cotter Corporation. Russ Means and Cheryl Linden <br />appeared on behalf of the Division. <br />The Board, having considered the parties' presentations and having been otherwise fully <br />informed of the facts in this matter, hereby enters the following findings of fact, conclusions of <br />law and order: <br />Cotter Corporation holds Section 112 reclamation permits for the JD-6, JD-8 and JD-9 <br />uranium mines on property leased from the United States government. The JD-6 mine is <br />2.5 acres and is located in Section 22, Township 46 North, Range 17 West, 10th Prime <br />RECESE/~ <br />M-1977-310, M-1984-014, M-1977-306 1 SEP 2 5 [006 <br />Colter, EMLC Motion to Intervene <br />Division of declamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br /> <br />