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<br />review a copy of the Rule-s, ava-ilable Crom Uhe Di~'ision or accessed on line at u~~~la~.minin~.state.co.rrs. h3 order to file your
<br />NOI properly it is recommended that ~•ou review the Act and;
<br />Rule 1.1 Definitions
<br />Rule 3.1 Reclamation Performance Standards
<br />Rule 3.3.1 Operating ti~ithout an NUI -Penalty
<br />Rule 4 Financial ~'v'arranties
<br />Rule > Prospecting Requirements
<br />FILING REOLIREiti1ENTS:
<br />If you p~fa~n to conduct prospecting on any (ands in Colorado, you must provide all information described in this form. I'o
<br />. it"1L" CiSi ~~0~1, ~i115(iirt the ~follot~-i3'ig; - .
<br />• One { t) signed and completed NOI form with maps and attachments (original signatures must be done in blue ink);
<br />• One (1) unbound copy of the original NOl form with maps and attachments;
<br />• Application t'ee; and
<br />• Financial Warranty and applicable warrant~~ form.
<br />PROCESSING REOUIREi1rIEN1'S:
<br />The Division will review the NOI and associated Financial Warranty information within twenty (20) working days of receipt
<br />by the Division. If the prospector has not been notified of any deficiencies ofd the NOl Form within twenty (20) working
<br />days of receipt, prospecting operations may commence upon approval of the financial warranty. The Prospector has 60 days
<br />from the date of filing to correct any deficiencies. For activities on I3LM or USES Lands, the twenty (20) working-day
<br />period begins on the day when the appropriate Federal Land Management agency has been notified by the Prospector (see
<br />below). Incomplete NOI forms will be terminated and returned to the person or organization, if deficiencies are not
<br />corrected. within 60 davs of filing (Rule .5.1.31.
<br />PROSPECTING ON FEDERAL LAND:
<br />The Division has entered into cooperative agreements with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (;BLi4f) or the U.S. Forest
<br />Service (USES) to coordinate the review of NOFs and the posting of financial warranties. The primary goal is to ensure that
<br />the agencies minimize duplication of functions and thereby minimize reUulatory duplication imposed upon prospecting
<br />operations. 'the Division assumes the primary responsibility for the administration, review, and permitting of NOIs. The
<br />prospector is required to document that the NUI has been sent to the BLM or the USES. Upon receipt of the NOI, the
<br />Division will notify the appropriate BL1~t or USES office and for~~ard a copy of the NOI. Processing of the NOI will not
<br />begin until. the prospector has submitted evidence acceptable to the Division that the NOi was sent toy the f31.M or ISFS.
<br />FINANCI:aL 'W!#..RRAtiTY;
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<br />and dra•atx}ll of the l rr?Spt`.t,t117~w* operatrall arld t.11c. magnitude, type and estrn~~itt~d cost of the l:,lanned. r~:~lamattt}r3. r'~
<br />Statewide Financial yr+'arranty is €i_sually filed by larger companies with multiple prospecting sites. It must be filed in an
<br />amount equal to the estimated cost of.` reclamation per acre of affected land for all anticipated sites statewide. (You may
<br />increase the. Statewide bond at any time in order to cover additional or expanded prospecting aetivities..j The financial
<br />»~arranh- must he submitted and approved by the Division prior to entr.° upon lands for the purpose of prospecting.
<br />'The financial warranty «-i[1 be retained b} the Board until the prospector has completed reclamation of the prospecting site
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