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O ~II01~~10~100000010 O ° ~. <br />5 lf~l E OF COLORADO <br />Roy Romer, Governor <br />Q <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />n~il~fr~IC~D ~~1Do G~C~~~~Q~~~~ Do~N/~~DOOf~ <br />FRED R. BAPoTA, Director <br />December 24, 1987 <br />Mr. John Wiggins <br />109 Madison Street <br />Walsenberg, Colorado 81089 <br />Re: Trinidad Basin Mine <br />Dear Mr. 4Jiggins: <br />This is a follow up letter to your questions expressed in our December 23, 1987 <br />phone conversation. Effective November 8, 1987 the two (2) acre exemption no <br />longer applies in Colorado. This is due to the passage of federal Law 100-34 <br />which effectively prohibits the two (2) acre exemption in any state. The <br />reason apparently was because of some abuses of the exemption back east. At <br />this point you need to apply for a permit unless the extraction is less than <br />250 tons or for nonprofit private use. <br />The Trinidad Basin mine as you know is inactive. The permit for the mine was <br />suspended by the Mined Land Reclamation Board due to a pattern of violations <br />at the site on November 14, 1984. Subsequently, the permit expired on <br />December 13, 1987. This means that there is no valid existing permit for the <br />mine for you to take over. <br />A new permit could be obtained using information from the old Trinidad Basin <br />application but it would need to be updated. The permit process takes from <br />three (3) to twelve (12) months or more with the average time of six (6) <br />months if all information is readily available. <br />If you disire to obtain a permit we would suogest you meet with us to discuss <br />information requirements. You may contact Jim Stevens, the specialist in <br />charge of your area or myself. Please call if you have further questions. <br />Sinrce~rely, <br />Robert G. Liddle <br />Senior Reclamation Specialist <br />RGL/krr <br />cc: Jim Stevens <br />423 Centennial Building, 7313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203-2273 Tel. (303) 866-3567 <br />