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Cf1ART•F'S G. RINNEY, ESQ. <br />5826 Presley way <br />Oakland, CA 94618 <br />(510) 654-5133 <br />July 18, 1997 <br />RECEIVED <br />JUL 2 ~ 1991 <br />Mined Land Reclamation Soard <br />Attn: Thomas D. Gillis OivisionotMinera158Ge010gy <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />Dept. of Natural Resources <br />State of Colorado <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: Issuance of Permit for Application #M-94-115 [ORION PIT] <br />and Protest on Application #M-97-020 [YOUNG GRAVEL SOURCE] <br />Dear Mr. Gillis: <br />As a follow-up to my letter of July 15 and your letter dated July <br />3, 1997, enclosed is a copy of the proof of publication for the <br />ORION PIT on Nov. 3, Nov. 10, Nov. 17, and Nov. 24, 1994 (i.e. <br />weekly for 4 weeks). Since this publication was after the <br />application was filed (irrespective of whether it was "deemed <br />complete" by the Division), this seems to satisfy the Division's <br />Rule 1.6.2(1)(c). Has the Division ever allowed an applicant to <br />publish his notices after the application was filed but before it <br />was "deemed complete" by the Division? If so, what are the names <br />of those applications? <br />With respect to the upcoming hearing on July 23, 1997, regarding <br />the YOUNG GRAVEL SOURCE, the substances leased by Neilsons, Inc. <br />from the Youngs include sand, gravel, and subsoil earth-fill <br />material. The substances leased by Stephen Kinney from the Youngs <br />for the ORION PIT include minerals, mineral substances, and mineral <br />aggregates. According to the Division's interpretation, what is <br />"sand"? What is "gravel"? What is "sub-soil earth fill material"? <br />What are "minerals"? what are "mineral substances"? What are <br />"mineral aggregates"? <br />Given the Division's interpretations of the words in these leases, <br />what is gold-bearing sand? what is gold? What is silica sand? <br />What are rough gemstones? <br />Since neither lease restricts either lessee to a certain depth for <br />the substances to be mined (except that Neilsons, Inc. can only <br />mine subsoil earth-fill, not topsoil earth-fill material), both <br />leases include surface and subsurface materials. How can one mine <br />Dt1ri~(VG® oozes <br />OFFk~E~', <br />