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ii (Form 2- Public) <br />modification, except for that information exempted :from public disclosure tinder subsection (3) of this <br />section and that information designated by the person as exempt from disclosure under subsection (3) of this <br />section, to the Board in a format determined by the Board. The Division shall post such version of the notice <br />or modification on its web site". <br />The new requirements apply to NOls or modifications thereto submitted or approved on or after June 2, <br />2008. <br />DEFINITION: <br />"Prospecting" is defined in Rule l .1(43) of the Hard Rock/Metal Mining Rules and Regulations as the act of searching for or <br />investigating a mineral deposit. "`Prospecting' includes, but is not limited to, sinking shafts, tunneling, drilling core and <br />bore holes and digging pits or cuts and other works for the purpose of extracting samples prior to the commencement of <br />development or extraction operations, and the building of roads, access ways, and other facilities related to such work. The <br />term does not include those activities which cause very little or no disturbance, such as airborne surveys and photographs, <br />use of instruments or devices which are hand-carried or otherwise transported over the surface to make magnetic, <br />radioactive, or other tests and measurements, boundary or claim surveying, location work, or other work which causes no <br />greater land disturbance than is caused by the ordinary, lawful use of the land by persons not prospecting. The term does not <br />include any single activity which results in the disturbance of a single block of land totaling 1600 square feet or less of the <br />land surface, not to exceed two such disturbances per acre; except that the cumulative total of such disturbances will not <br />exceed five acres statewide in any prospecting operation extending over 24 consecutive months" (Rule 1.1.43). <br />APPLICATION FEE: $86 <br />NOIs require a $86 fee, which must accompany this notice or it cannot be processed by the Division (C..R.S. 34-32-127(2) <br />(a) (1) (K)). <br />RECOMMENDATIONS PRIOR TO FILING: <br />The Hard Rock/Metal Mining Rules and Regulations, the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Act 34-32-101 and the <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board regulate the filing, operational and reclamation requirements for prospecting <br />operations in Colorado. It is your obligation to comply with the Act and Regulations. You are encouraged to obtain and <br />review a copy of the Rules, available from the Division or accessed on line at www.minina.state.co.us. In order to file your <br />NOI properly it is recommended that you review the Act and; <br />Rule L I Definitions <br />Rule 3.1 Reclamation Performance Standards <br />Rule 3.3.1. Operating without an NOI - Penalty <br />Rule 4 Financial. Warranties <br />Rule Prospecting Requirements <br />FlUNG .RFOI IREMENTS: <br />If you plan to conduct prospecting on any lands in Colorado, you must provide all information described in this form. To <br />file an NO I", submit the following; <br />¦ One (1) signed and completed NOI form with maps and attachments (original signatures tnust be done in blue ink); <br />¦ One (1) unbound copy of the original NOI form with maps and attachments; <br />¦ Application fee; and <br />¦ Financial Warmnty and applicable warranty forin. <br />¦ New and additional filings required for SB 228 confidentiality, designations.