2013-04-03_REVISION - M2012013

• Permit No: M2012013
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 4/3/2013
• Doc Name: SO-01 APPROVAL
• From: DRMS
• To: OPERATOR
• Type & Sequence: SO1
• Email Name: MAC
• 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]
Operator:
Operation:
Office of
Mined Land Reclamation
Blattner Energy, Inc.
Higgins Pit II
Permit No: M - 2012 - 013
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT:
PERFORMANCE WARRANTY
STATE OF COLORADO
COLORADO
D I V I S I O N O F
RECLAMATION
MINING
— &—
SAFETY
RECEIVED
JUL 2 5 2012
Division of Reclamation,
Mining & Safety
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 in valid 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 .
WHEREAS, the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Act, C.R.S. 34 -32 -101 et seq. (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, Blattner Energy, Inc. (the "Operator "), has applied for a permit to
conduct a mining operation known as Higgins Pit I I (the "Operation ") on certain
lands in Li ncol n 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 Lincoln 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.
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Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines