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G� <br />DN <br />CO AA <br />v July 15, 2015 <br />J✓'/L <br />COLORADO <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />John Raftopoulos <br />Rancho Greco Limited Partnership <br />893 Stout Street <br />Craig, Colorado 81625-3045 <br />Re: Vermillion Creek Borrow Area, File No. M-2015-027; <br />Reason to Believe a Violation Exists and Notice of Board Hearing And �� <br />Dear Mr. Raftopoulos: <br />On July 8, 2015 the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) conducted an <br />inspection of a possible illegal mining operation identified as the Vermillion Creek Borrow Area <br />(File No. M-2015-027) and nearby lands (please see attached inspection report). Based on the <br />findings of the inspection we believe these observed activities are violation of: <br />C.R.S. 34-32.5-109(1) for failure to obtain a Mined Land Reclamation Board <br />Reclamation Permit prior to engaging in a new mining operation. <br />Therefore, the Division has reason to believe that a violation exists to the Mined Land <br />Reclamation Act, C.R.S. 34-32.5-101 et sec., and have scheduled this matter to appear before the <br />Mined Land Reclamation Board. <br />A Formal Public Hearing will be held during the August 2627, 2015 Board Meeting for <br />consideration of these possible violations. The hearing will be held in Room 318 of 1313 <br />Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado, beginning at 9:00 a.m. on August 26, 2015 or as soon <br />thereafter as the matter can be considered. At that hearing you will have the opportunity to <br />present your defense. <br />This is an important legal proceeding and you must appear in person for this hearing. If <br />you fail to appear an order and money judgment may be entered against you. In addition, <br />failure to appear at the hearing may result in legal consequences including, but not limited <br />to, loss of party status and your ability to seek reconsideration from the Board or seek <br />judicial appeal in district court. <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http://mining. state. co. us <br />John W. Hickentooper, Governor I Mike King, Executive Director I Virginia Brannon, Director <br />