PERMFILE135910

• Permit No: M2004078
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 6/21/2005
• Doc Name: decision letter
• From: dmg
• To: sw tko joint venture llc
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St, Room 215 C O L D RA D O
Denver, Colorado 80203 D I V I S I O N o e
Phone: [phone] MINERAL S

FAX: [phone] G E O L O Ci Y
0.FCLANATION•NI NING
SAiETY•SCIFNCE
Bill Owens
Governor
PERFORMANCE WARRANTY Russell George
Enecutive Director
Ronald W. Cattany
Division Director
Natural Resource Truztee
Permittee: SW TKO Joint Venture, LLC
-Operation--Li3pfri Lakes Resourc"e ------ -------- - - - -- - ------ - - ---- - - -
Permit No: M-2004-078
This form has been approved by the Mined Land Reclamation Board pursuant to sections 34-32-117, C.R.S.,
of the Mined Land Reclamation Act and 34-32.5-117, C.R.S., of the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the
Extraction of Construction Materials. Any alteration or modification of this form, without approval by the
Board shall result in the financial warranty being invalid and result in the voiding of anypermit issued in
conjunction with such invalid financial warranty and subject the operator to cease and desist orders and civil
penalties for operating without a permit pursuant to sections 34-32-123, C.R.S., of the Mined Land
Reclamation Act and 34-32.5-123, C.R.S., 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 sue. (the "Act"), as
amended, and the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials,
C.R.S. 34-32.5-101 et sec . (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, SW TKO Joint Venture, LLC (the "Permittee"),has applied for a permit to conduct a mining
operation known as Lupton Lakes Resource (the "Operation") on certain lands in Weld 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 rules and regulations of the Board, as amended from time to time.
WHEREAS, the Boazd has determined, in accordance with the Act, that the estimated costs of
reclamation with regard to those affected lands in Weld 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 financial warranty, which may be
amended from time to time to reflect revised estimates of said costs of reclamation.
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