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~~iii~i~ii«iiuiu <br />KRASSA, LINDIIOLM, KUMLI & MADSEN <br />Shey,x M. Medan <br />Knt1 F. Kumli, 8l• <br />David C. Ilndholm <br />Roben F. T. Knw, P.C!• <br />Robin A. 8yen <br />Stephen C. Millcr, P.C., OJ Counsrl <br />Attameys and Counselors at Law <br />Three Pearl Plaza - West Tower <br />4888 Pearl East Circle, Suite 202W <br />Boulder, Colorado 80301 <br />Telephone (303) 442-2156 <br />Facsimile (303) 443-3617 <br />•Alra AdMUrd m Practice in CaBfornio <br />''Also Adnu'ned ro Practice !n Warlu'ngmn February 2 2 , 1994 <br />Mr. Michael B. Long VIA FAB 832-8106 <br />Director <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Pueblo Officc <br />1121 N. EI'vebeth Si. <br />Pueblo,Colondo81001 <br />(719)542-3945 <br />(7l9) 542-3947 feccnek <br />Plemc Dieccr Corresporulnice <br />ra Boulder Office <br />FEB <br />23 19 <br />Rc~.~~~~ <br />n;., 94 <br />.l~lDll t,~ .7lrlNrd~`. <br />a ~N~,iynv <br />Re: Basin Resources/Raton West Permit C-81-013 <br />COMMENTS CONCERNING PROPOSED DECISION <br />Dear Mr. Long, <br />This letter will serve to convey to the Division the comments <br />of my client, Raton West, concerning the "Proposed Decision and <br />Findings of Compliance for a Permit Renewal" concerning the Golden <br />Eagle Mine operated by Basin Resources, Inc., Permit C-81-013, <br />dated January 21, 1994. As required, these Comments are submitted <br />within 30 days of the January 26, 1994 initial publication of <br />notice concerning said proposed decision. <br />1. This is not a Renewal application, because Basin did not <br />comply with CRS 34-33-109(7)(d) requiring application for <br />permit renewal to be made at least i80 hays'prior "to <br />expiration of the existing permit. For .this reason, the <br />present application is subject to the full standards <br />applicable to new applications. The following additional <br />comments follow from this: <br />a. Since the previous permit expired in a matter which <br />involved the forfeiture of the right of renewal, <br />there are no longer any "valid rights existing as <br />of August 3, 1977;" as set forth in Findings 4 and <br />5 on pages 9 and 10 of the Proposed Decision. <br />Basin Resources does not acquire any vested rights <br />at all in connection with the new permit. Findings <br />4 and 5 should either be deleted or corrected to <br />reflect this termination of "relation back" rights. <br />b We foresee problems with continuing to identify <br />the Golden Eagle permit as Permit C-81-013. As <br />the Right of Successive Renewal associated with <br />that permit number was forfeited, a new permit <br />l'rWrAa 1P.~W Parr <br />