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rco,~bh~s~te <br />~,M~R~3 <br />BEFORE THE MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />~,t3o~' ~ D~ D~~2 <br />RECEI4/~- <br />~UN 2 0 20uo <br />Division of Minerals and Ge....,,, <br />FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER <br />,_, <br />IN THE MATTER OF COLORADO QUARRIES, INC.'S REQUEST FOR <br />MODIFICATION OF A BOARD ORDER TO ALLOW MORE TIME TO CONVERT <br />PERMIT, FILE NUMBER M-1987-027 ;/ <br />THIS MATTER came before the Mined Land Reclamation Boazd ("Boazd") on May <br />10, 2006 in Denver, Colorado for a hearing to consider a request for a modification of a <br />Board order to allow additional time to convert a permit from a Section 110 permit into a <br />Section 112 permit. The file number in this matter is M-1987-027. Bill Tezak appeared on <br />behalf of Colorado Quarries, Inc. ("Operator"). Bob Oswald appeared by~telephone on <br />behalf of the Division of Minerals and Geology ("Division"). <br />The Board, having considered the parties' presentations and having been otherwise fully <br />informed of the facts in this matter, hereby enters the following findings of fact, conclusions of <br />law and order: <br />The Operator currently possesses an approved Section 110c Reclamation Permit fora 6- <br />acre rhyolite mine located in Section 8, Township 22 South, Range 72 West, 6`h P.M., <br />Custer County, Colorado. <br />The Division inspected the site on August 24, 2005 and observed approximately 2.03 acres <br />of mining activity outside the approved permit boundaries. The activity included topsoil <br />stripping, stockpiling, material excavation and hauling. <br />On February 16, 2006, the Board held a duly noticed public hearing to consider the <br />Division's request to find the Operator in violation of the Colorado Land Reclamation Act <br />for the Extraction of Construction Materials, Section 34-32.5-101 et seq. C.R.S. (2005) <br />.~ <br />