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<br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Drpanmenl of Natural Resources <br />U I S Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Drover, Colorado 80203 <br />Fhane: 13031 866-3567 <br />FAY. 13011 87'-8706 <br />January 7, 1999 <br />~~~~~ <br />DEPARTMEN"r OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />Rnv ftomcr <br />Governor <br />IamesS Lor hheed <br />Eveamve Direarn <br />Michael B. Long <br />Mr. Dallas Maurer °'",i°° o"e`I°` <br />P.O. Box 1164 <br />Lyons, CO 80540 <br />RE: Letter received January 4, 1999, Arkins Park Stone Corp, Sprague-Red Lyons Pit, <br />Permit M-81-057. <br />Dear Mr. Maurer: <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology received your letter of January 4, 1999 and I called <br />you on January 6, 1999 to discuss the issues that you were concerned about. I would like to <br />reiterate my understanding of those issues and forward you copies of the anonymous <br />complaint letter we received on October 13, 1999, our inspection report of November 11, <br />1998 and the operator response letter received at our offices on December 31, 1998. <br />We will keep you informed oi' our activities on this site that are related to your letter. <br />I will attempt to address your concerns in the same order as presented in your letter: <br />1. Permit boundaries and proffer signage at the quarry. It is true that the operator has <br />surveyed the permit boundaries and erected boundary markers and installed an entrance <br />sign since we first spoke on December 14, 1998. This operator activity was in response to <br />the Division of Minerals and 13eology inspection report of November 11, 1998 (See problem <br />#1 on page three). <br />2. Pushing topsoil and trees over the edge down into a pristine valley. The Division shares <br />this concern for several reasons. The Division is charged with ensuring that lands disturbed <br />from mining activities are returned to some beneficial use and are left in a condition that is <br />stable. The Division holds monetary bonds that ensure that, if the operator is unable to <br />perform reclamation according to the permit conditions, the State of Colorado will be able to <br />complete the required reclamation. Therefore, if actions are done that are not in compliance <br />with the permit requirements, it may require the Division to obtain more bond from the <br />operator and require the operator to demonstrate that reclamation can be accomplished <br />using the new operating methods. In addition, the material that has been pushed over the <br />