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BEFORE THE MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />~~~~ <br />JAN 13 1004 <br />"livisian of Minerals and Geology <br />FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER <br />IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF CHURCH RANCH, FILE NO. M-1987- <br />113 <br />THIS MATTER came before the Mined Land Reclamation Board ("Board") on <br />December 17, 2003, in Denver, Colorado for a hearing to reconsider the Section 112 <br />Reclamation Permit Application approval of Church Ranch ("Applicant"), fle no. M-1987- <br />113. Tony Waldron appeared on behalf of the Division of Mines and Geology ("Division"). <br />Steve O'Brien and Charles McKay appeared on behalf of the Applicant. <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 />The Applicant proposes to extract sand and gravel from a site located in the Southeast 1/4 <br />of Section 9, Township 2 South, Range 70 West, 6"' Principal Meridian in Jefferson <br />County, Colorado. The site is known as the Rocky Flats Pit and is approximately 223 <br />acres. <br />The Board approved the Applicant's original Section 112 Reclamation Permit Application <br />("Application") on November 20, 1987. <br />3. Partly due to an ongoing lawsuit between the Applicant and the United Stated Department <br />of Energy, the Applicant failed to post a bond within 365 days of the approval, as required <br />by Construction Materials Rule 4.1(2). <br />4. The lawsuit with the Department of Energy has been settled, and the Applicant has posted <br />a new bond in the amount of $84,600, which has been deemed sufficient by the Division. <br />