2011-07-22_REVISION - M1983011

• Permit No: M1983011
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 7/22/2011
• Doc Name: Board Order Unsatisfied
• From: DRMS
• To: Mt. Elbert Mining Co., LLC
• Email Name: DMC
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
,7/22/2011
Kay Blecha
Mt. Elbert Mining Co., L.L.C.
P.O. Box 16851
Denver, CO
80216
Dear Mr. Blecha:
Office of
Mined Land Reclamation
STATE OF COLOFADO
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Divtion of k'eclarnaticn,
Miring and Safety
RE: Willow Creek Mine, Permit No. M -1983 -011, Board Order Unsatisfied
COLORADO
DIVISION OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
— &—
SAFETY
John W. Hickenlooper
Governor
Mike King
Executive Director
Loretta E. Pineda
Director
On January 7, 2011 the Mined Land Reclamation Board (Board) issued a Board Order that required the
Operator for Permit No. M- 1983 -011 to provide all materials necessary to allow for Division of Reclamation,
Mining and Safety (Division) approval of an amendment or a conversion application to Permit No. M -1983-
011, in order to incorporate all lands affected by the mining operation into the approved affected area.
The Division received a complete 112 conversion application (CN1) on May 2, 2011. During site visits and
review of the materials submitted with CN1, it was noted that some of the mining disturbance lies on land
owned by the United States Forest Service (USFS), and that this land was not included in the proposed affected
area. In order to satisfy the Board Order, all lands affected by the mining operation must be included in the
approved affected area. In order to include the USFS land disturbed by the mining operation as part of the
proposed affected area, the Operator may amend the CN1 application in accordance with Rule 1.8.
To provide adequate time for submittal and processing of an amendment to CN1, Mt. Elbert Mining Co., L.L.C.
will need to submit a written request for extension of the Board ordered corrective action deadline for CN1
approval. This extension request must be submitted as soon as possible, so that the public hearing process
regarding CN1 (pre- hearing conference to be scheduled for July 26, 27 or 28, 2011, and Formal Public Hearing
currently scheduled for August 10 -11, 2011) can be extended in a timely manner.
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