2009-10-22_PERMIT FILE - M2009069

• Permit No: M2009069
• IBM Index Class Name: PERMIT FILE
• Doc Date: 10/22/2009
• Doc Name: Decision Letter
• From: DRMS
• To: Yuma County
• Email Name: ECS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
C O L O R A D O
Denver, Colorado 80203 D I V I S I O N O F
Phone: [phone] RECLAMATION
FAX: [phone] MINING

SAFETY

PERFORMANCE WARRANTY Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Harris D. Sherman
Executive Director
Ronald W. Cattany
Division Director
Operator: Yuma County Road and Bridge Natural Resource Trustee
Operation: Weis Pit
Permit No: M-2009-069
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 any
permit 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 sec . (the "Act"), as
amended, and the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials,
C.R.S. 34-32.5-101 et seq. (the "Act"), as amended, provides that no permit may be issued under the Act
until the Mined Land Reclamation Board (the "Board") receives a performance warranty (or warranties) that
is a written promise to comply with all applicable requirements of the Act.
WHEREAS, Yuma County Road and Bridge (the "Operator"), has applied for a permit to conduct a
mining operation known as Weis Pit (the "Operation") on certain lands in Phillips 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 Operator 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 Board has determined, in accordance with the Act, that the estimated costs of
reclamation with regard to those affected lands in Phillips 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.
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines