2011-09-29_REVISION - M1981185

• Permit No: M1981185
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 9/29/2011
• Doc Name: Pre-hearing conference and extended recommendation date ‎(CN-01)‎
• From: DRMS
• To: Various
• Type & Sequence: CN1
• Email Name: WHE
• 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]
September 29, 2011
Notice to Parties and Interested Persons to CN -01
Dear Party and /or Interested Person:
Office of
Mined Land Reclamation
STATE OF COLORADO
REGSV
OCT 2011
Division of Ran d Safety eclamation
Mining
COLORADO
D I V I S I O N O F
RECLAMATION
MINING
— &—
SAE ETY
John W. Hickenlooper
Governor
Mike King
Executive Director
Loretta E. Pineda
RE: Pre - hearing Conference and Extended Recommendation Date for the Director
Application to Convert a 110(2) Permit to a 112d -1 Operation (CN -01),
Wildcat Mining Corporation, May Day Idaho Mine Complex; Permit No. M- 1981 -185.
In the previous notice from the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division or Office),
dated September 26, 2011, the Division informed all parties and interested persons of an
extension to the review period for CN -01 and the rescheduling of the Formal Board Hearing,
Pre - hearing Conference, and staff recommendation date. At that time the Division had not yet
secured a specific day, time and location for the Pre - hearing Conference.
The Pre - hearing Conference will occur on October 28, 2011, and will be located at the Anasazi
Room (County Commissioners Room) of the La Plata County Government Building, 1060 East
Second Avenue, Durango, Colorado, beginning at 1:00 p.m. and concluding at or before 3:00
p.m. The Pre - hearing Conference will be held to describe the Division's review process, to
explain the rights and responsibilities of parties, to discuss and resolve issues to the extent
possible, to describe the Board Hearing processes, to propose a list of issues under the Board's
jurisdiction, to simplify that list, and to identify parties. Lists of any exhibits and witnesses the
parties intend to present at the Formal Board Hearing must be exchanged. between the parties
at the Pre - hearing Conference in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2.6(2). Failure to
participate in the Pre - hearing Conference will result in the loss of your party status.
After the conference the Pre - hearing Officer shall prepare a proposed Pre - hearing Order. The
proposed Pre - hearing Order will be made available to all parties prior to the Formal Board
Hearing. The proposed Pre - hearing Order will contain a list of the parties, provide a
recommended list of issues to be considered by the Board, and outline a schedule for the
hearing with time allotments set for presentations by each party and the Office. The conditions
of the Pre - hearing Order are not final until adopted or approved by the Board at the Formal
Board Hearing. Any party has the right to file a motion to the Board to review any decision of
the Pre - hearing Officer according to the provisions of Rule 2.6(1). The Board has appointed Ms.
Sandra Brown to preside as Pre - hearing Conference Officer.
Office of
Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines