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In this appeal, plaintiff, the Colorado State Division of <br /> Minerals and Geology (Division) , challenges that portion of a <br /> summary judgment entered by the trial court which found that the <br /> Division is estopped from seeking reimbursement from defendants <br /> for any costs in excess of $3 million for reclamation of a coal <br /> mining operation. We dismiss the appeal as moot. <br /> Defendant Mid-Continent Minerals Corporation is the parent <br /> company of Mid-Continent Resources Corporation (Resources) . The <br /> other defendants are or have been officers, directors, or agents <br /> of Resources. <br /> Resources previously operated a coal mine under a permit <br /> issued by the Division pursuant to the Colorado Surface Coal <br /> Mining Reclamation Act, §34-33-101, et seq. , C.R.S. (1995 Repl. <br /> r <br /> Vol. 14) . One condition of that permit was the posting of a <br /> reclamation bond in the amount of $3 million. <br /> In 1989 and 1990, the Division issued notices of violation <br /> to Resources and an order to show cause why Resources' permit <br /> should not be revoked. In 1991, the Division and Resources <br /> entered into a settlement agreement which gave Resources the <br /> opportunity to sell the mine site and specified a schedule for <br /> reclamation of the site in the event the site were not sold. <br /> Resources filed a bankruptcy petition in 1992 and thereafter <br /> attempted unsuccessfully to sell the mine. In August 1992, the <br /> Mineral Land Reclamation Board (the Board) revoked Resources' <br /> permit based on its inability to comply with the reclamation <br /> schedule. <br /> 1 <br />