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1 <br />The record supports the conclusion that damage to <br />lomeowners' residence occurring after December 1997 because of <br />unpredicted and unforeseen additional subsidence in the mine does <br />not constitute apre-December 1997 property invasion that <br />continued indefinitely. Furthermore, the continued infliction of <br />material damage to residential properties as a result of subsidence <br />in mine workings below the surface of the land does not present any <br />s}gnificant benefit to the continued development of the state. In <br />view of these considerations, we conclude the December 1997 <br />injury was not a permanent injury. <br />It is not disputed that the development of natural resources, <br />including coal mining operations, is an endeavor that significantly <br />benefits state and national economies. Indeed, the General <br />Assembly explicitly recognized this fact when it enacted the <br />Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act. See § 34-33-102, <br />C.R.S. 2005. Nonetheless, we would find it incongruous if <br />homeowners should be required to sacrifice the structural integrity <br />of their homes without reasonable compensation when the damages <br /> <br />