PERMFILE132641

• Permit No: M2004084
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 3/31/2005
• Doc Name: FW and PW Request
• From: DMG
• To: Benson Brothers
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
PERFORMANCE WARRANTY
Permittee: Benson Brothers
Operation: Benson Brothers Pig Mesa Pit
Permit No: M-2004-084
COLORADO
DIVISION O F
MIN SRALS
GEOLOGY
REC LAMATION•MI NING
SAFETY•SCIENCE
Bill Owens
Governor
Russell George
Executive Director
Ronald W. Cattany
Division Director
Natural Resource Trustee
77eis form has been approved by the Mined Land Reclamation $oard pursuant to sections 34-3Z-117, CR,S,
of the Mined Land Reclamation Act and 34-32.5-117, CRS, of the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the
Extraction of Construction Materials. Any alteration or modij-uation of this form, without approval by the
Board shall result in the financial warranty being invalid and result in the voiding of any permit issued in
conjunction with such invalid financial warranty and subject the operator to cease and desist orders and civil
penalties for operating r+Rthout a permit pursuant to sections 34-32-123, GRS, of the Mined Land
Reclamation Act and 34-32.5-123, C.RS., of the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of
Construction Materials.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT:
WHEREAS, the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Act, C.R.S. 34-32-101 et seq. (the "Act"), as
amended, and the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials,
C.R.S. 34-32.5-101 et seg. (the "Act"), as amended, provides that no permit may be issued under the Act until the
Mined Land Reclamation Boazd (the "Board") receives a performance warranty (or warranties) that is a written
promise to comply with all applicable requirements of the Act.
WHEREAS, Benscln Brothers (the "Permittee"), has applied for a permit to conduct.a.mining operation
known as Benson Brothers Pig Mesa Pit (the "Operation") on certain lands in Delta County, Colorado. These
lands are described in the permit application, as amended and supplemented, and are referred to herein as the
"Affected Lands".
WHEREAS, in its application for the permit, the Pennittee has agreed to be bound by all requirements of
the Act and all applicable lutes and regulations of the Board, as amended from time to time.
WHEREAS, the Board has determined, in accordance with the Act, that the estimated costs ofreclamation
with regard to those affected lands in Delta County which are now or may become subject to the permit are those
amounts for the stated periods of time as set forth in the flnancial warranty, which maybe amended from time to
time to reflect revised estimates of said costs of reclamation.
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