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iv (Form 1 -rill in-i6miation for DRMS use and confidential filing)
<br />Disputes relating; to designation of confidentiality may be resolved by the Prospector reirnoving the
<br />confidentiality designation by the Prospector OT by Board determination. If the Prospector chooses to request
<br />a Board determination regarding confidentiality, then the Prospector .niust request a Board hearing and
<br />deterriiina.tion within the 30 days following Division notification of the Division's disagrcernent as to any
<br />confidentiality desiggiiation. The: request for determination will follow the procedures of Rulc 1.4.11, and any
<br />Board bearing will be held in Executive Session since issues of confidentiality will be at issue. The DRMS
<br />will not issue an approval decision and the applicant is not authorized to commence prospecting operations
<br />until all deficiencies, including confidentiality issues, are resolved.
<br />PROSC'FC'x' NG ON C"I?:.UI'v.FtAL LAND:
<br />"l'he Division has entered into cooperative agreements with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or the U.S. Forest
<br />Service (USFS) to coordinate the review of NON and the posting of financial warranties. The primary goal is to ensure that
<br />the, agencies minimize duplication of functions and thereby minimize regulatory duplication imposed upon prospecting
<br />operations. The Division assumes the primary responsibility for the administration, review, and pt-rmitting of NOts. 'l`hc
<br />prospector is required to document that tine NOT has been sent to the BLM or the LiSFS. L pon. receipt of the N01, the
<br />Division will notify the appropriate BLM. or USES office and forward a copy of the NOT. Processing of the NOI will not
<br />begin until the prospector has submitted evidence acceptable to the Division that the NOI was sent to the BLM or USFS.
<br />FINANCIAL WARRANTY:
<br />A financial warranty must be provided and approved prior to the entry upon lands for the purpose of prospecting. The
<br />prospector can either tile: a "One Site Prospecting Financial Warranty" or a "Statewide Prospecting Financial Warranty."
<br />"11hc One Site Prospecting Financial Warranty is usually tiled by individuals or small companies where prospecting activities
<br />are limited to a single area. It must be filed in the amount of 'S2,000 per acre for the land to be disturbed, or such other
<br />amount as determined by the Division, based on the projected costs of reclamation, taking into account the nature, extent,
<br />and duration of the prospecting, operation and the magnitude, type and estimated cost of the planned reclamation. A
<br />Statewide financial Warranty is usually 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 activities.) The financial
<br />warranty roust be submitted and approved by the Division prior to entry upon lands for the purpose of prospecting.
<br />The financial w=arranty will be retained by (lie Board until the prospector has c-ompleted reclamation of the prospecting site
<br />and has been released, in writing, of reclamation responsibility. Financial warranty forms can be downloaded fmrn the
<br />Division's Internet web page located at mining.state.co.us.
<br />PLAN MODIFIC:A11ONS:
<br />i'viodirwat:ions to an existing NOT must be subtnitt:ed in writing and approved in advance of such activity. Niodific,,}lions
<br />shall be reviewed by the Board or Office in the same rrlanner a,? new N01 s, use the sanre 'NOT form, and inclt:de
<br />O:rk 1l?.a rrti?).trr„?.r cl:.`.? tt?+t'i?tt4S. l?C<?`:}.F?:?.te:1i'5 must tilf out so-!.:-:;-. 0 I),. N-0! ?.,":? II '*?:Tt will i:.l;.. anci indicate thl ! ..,
<br />th-q! will Iot cfh Pt )r ; ec?or" nw5A oh t-rsttt vmch vat - . - 1 . N(_4: t y t- t' C€? s'?tl} ?11? t: l? ' i_
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<br />iii orniatlorr relates to the inineral deposit location size, or filature or 1S desmg toted by the PrC>spcetor as
<br />proprtc:tzrv c)r t] 3k)e secret or that would CaUSc: 'itt13$fJT ,iaj ldcl.mi to the Ct Mf)C.tltlVC: POSIti.013 Of 11,11C.
<br />Prospector. Accardingly, the Prospector should also desipiate the information in the oi-ii.t?rtl `Of that it.
<br />believes is confidential if it has not alreadv done so.
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