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BEFORE THE MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND ORDER <br />IN THE MATTER OF COTTER CORPORATION (N.S.L.)'S NOTICES OF <br />TEMPORARY CESSATION, Permit Nos. M- 1977 -305, M- 1977 -306, M- 1977 -310, <br />M- 1977 -311, M -1977 -451, and M- 1979 -094HR <br />THIS MATTER came before the Mined Land Reclamation Board ( "Board") on <br />April 17, 2013 for a hearing to consider the notices of temporary cessation of Cotter <br />Corporation (N.S.L.) ( "Operator ") for the following mines: LP -21 Mine, Permit No. <br />M- 1977 -305; JD -9 Mine, Permit No. M- 1977 -306; JD -6 Mine, Permit No. M -1977- <br />310; SR -13A Mine, Permit No. M- 1977 -311; SR -11 Mine, Permit No. M- 1977 -451; <br />and JD -7 Mine, Permit No. M 1979 -094HR (collectively referenced herein as the <br />"the Mines "). Robert Tuchman, Esq. and Glen Williams appeared on behalf of the <br />Operator. Jeff Parsons, Esq. and Jennifer Thurston appeared on behalf of objector <br />Information Network for Responsible Mining ( "INFORM "). Assistant Attorney <br />General Julie M. Murphy and G. Russell Means appeared on behalf of the Division <br />of Reclamation, Mining and Safety ( "Division "). <br />The Board, having considered the parties' written submittals, presentations <br />and testimony, and being otherwise fully informed of the facts in the matter, enters <br />the following: <br />FINDINGS OF FACT <br />LP -21 Mine, Permit No. M- 1977 -305 <br />1. The Operator has a 112(d) -1 reclamation permit for a 13.2 -acre <br />uranium and vanadium underground mining operation. The site, known as the <br />LP -21 Mine (permit number M- 1977 -305), is located in Section 22, Township 47 <br />North, Range 17 West, 10th Principal Meridian, in Montrose County, Colorado. <br />2. On March 31, 1979, the Board issued Permit No. M- 1977 -305 for the <br />LP -21 Mine. <br />3. On August 27, 1980, the Division received a Notice of Temporary <br />Cessation for the LP -21 Mine. The Notice of Temporary Cessation was approved, <br />reclassifying the LP -21 Mine from active to temporary cessation status, effective <br />August 8, 1980. No party appealed the Division's reclassification of the LP -21 Mine <br />to temporary cessation status. <br />