2007-03-29_REVISION - M1988112

• Permit No: M1988112
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 3/29/2007
• Doc Name: Notice of Extended Decision Date and Formal Public Hearing
• From: DRMS
• To: San Luis Peoples Ditch
• Type & Sequence: AM2
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF C
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Na[ural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
March 29, 2007
Conrad Trujillo
San Luis Peoples Ditch
General Delivery
San Luis, CO 81152
RECElV'ED
APR 0 4 [007
Division of Reclamation,
Mining and Safety
RE: Notice of Extended ecision Date and Formal Public Hearing, /
Battle Mountain \RRRR~,s~urces, Inc., Amendment-No. 2 (AM-02),/
San Luis Project, Permit No. M-1988-112.
Dear Mr. Trujillo:
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COLORADO
DIVISION OF
KECLAMAT[ON
MINING
- &-
SAFETY
Bill Owens
Governor
Russell George
Executive Director
Ronald W. Cattany
Division Director
Natural Resource Trus[ee
Thank you for taking the time to be involved in the review process for the above referenced
permit application. An explanation of the Division's review process, your rights as either a party
or anon-party, and the jurisdiction of the Mined Land Reclamation Board (the Board), is
provided in the enclosed 12-page memo, Guide to Citizen Participation. As noted in the
citizen's guide memo, in these proceedings the Division's authority is limited to enforcement of
the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Act, 34-32-101 et seg•, C.R.S. {the Act), and the Mineral
Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Hard Rock, Metal
and Designated Mining Operations (the Rules), which can be accessed on the Division's
website, http://mining.state.co.us/.
Pursuant to Rule 1.1(10) and 1.4.1(7), the Division has extended the decision date for AM-02
from March 13, 2007 to May 12, 2007. The sixty (Ii0) day extension is appropriate because the
application is sufficiently complex for the Division to utilize additional professional staff with
specific expertise in the review process, and the application is beyond what the Division
considers to be a typical application review process for the majority of applications received.
The Division has received written objections to AM-02. Therefore, pursuant to Rules 1.4.9(2)(a)
and 1.7.4(2), the Division has scheduled the application for a Formal Board Hearing for
consideration. The hearing has been scheduled for the June 13-14, 2007 Board meeting,
located at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 318, Denver, Colorado.
Prior to the Formal Board Hearing, the Division will schedule aPre-hearing Conference. The
Pre-hearing Conference will be held to describe the Division's review process, to explain the
rights and responsibilities of parties, to discuss and resolve issues to the extent possible, to
describe the Board Hearing processes, to propose a list of issues under the Board's jurisdiction,
to simplify that list, and to identify parties. All persons who timely objected to this amendment
application will receive notice of the date, time and place of the Pre-Hearing Conference.
Office of Office of
Mined land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines