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light of Resources' bankruptcy and the delay in the proceedings <br /> imposed by the Board. The Division told Resources to reclaim the <br /> mine according to the Schedule. <br /> Resources has, in fact, proceeded with reclamation, utilizing <br /> proceeds from the bankruptcy process to the extent the same have <br /> been approved. It has accomplished considerable work to date, <br /> although the pace of the work has been governed by the <br /> availability of funds and approval of the bankruptcy court . By <br /> the end of 1993, for example, Resources had completed 50% of the <br /> portal sealing; re-topsoiled 30 acres of land; revegetated 24 <br /> acres; rough graded 43 acres; and removed 13 facilities at a cost <br /> of $325, 524 . <br /> In the summer of 1993, the Division issued to Resources <br /> several Notices of Violations, alleging that Resources had failed <br /> to contemporaneously reclaim the mine site. The Division ordered <br /> Resources to " [p] erform reclamation of the mine site in accordance <br /> with the board ordered reclamation schedule dated May 22, 1991. " <br /> Pursuant to administrative procedures set forth in the Colorado <br /> Surface Coal Mine Reclamation Act, Resources requested informal <br /> conferences regarding these notices with an assessment officer of <br /> the Office of Mined Land Reclamation within the Division.' <br /> ' The Office of Mined Land Reclamation was created as part <br /> of the Division of Minerals and Geology within the Department of <br /> Natural Resources . The Office has the full power and authority to <br /> carry out, administer, and enforce the provisions of the Colorado <br /> Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act . C.R.S. § 34-33-104 and § 34- <br /> 33-105 (1993 Supp. ) . The Office conducts hearings concerning <br /> Notices of Violations and Cessation Orders issued by the Division. <br /> -3- <br />