2003-11-06_REVISION - M2001060

• Permit No: M2001060
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 11/6/2003
• Doc Name: Conversion Approval and additional bond
• From: DMG
• To: 3B Enterprises LLC
• Type & Sequence: CN1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
November 6, 2003
Steve Baker
3B Enterprises, LLC
1200 E. 1st St.
P.O. Box 1665
Craig, CO 81626
Re: Deakins Pit, Conversion Approval, Permit No. M-2001-060, Revision No. CN-1
Dear Mr. Baker:
COLORADO
DIVISION OF
MINERALS
GEOLOGY
0.ECLANATION•NI NING
EAFETY•SCIENCE
Bill Owens
Governor
Greg E Watcher
Executive Director
Ronald W. Canany
Division Director
Natural Resource Trustee
On November 6, 2003 the Division of Minerals and Geology approved the Conversion application submitted to the
Division on September 1Q 2003, addressing the following:
Convert the current IIOc permit for 9.99 acres to a 112c permit for 23.59 acres.
The terms of the Conversion No. 1 approved by the Division are hereby incorporated into Permit No. M-2001-060.
The conditions of the Division approval are noted below. Please note that the original permit approval included
one condition, therefore the Conversion approval conditions begin with Stipulation No. 2. Please also note that al]
other provisions of Permit No. M-2001-060 remain in full force and effect.
Stipulation No. Description
2. A reportable spill is a spill of any toxic or hazardous substance (including spills of
petroleum products) within the mined land permit area reportable to any Division of the Colorado Department of
Public Health and the Environment, the Narional Response Center, the Colorado Emergency Planning
Commission, any local. Emergency Planning Commission, local Emergency Planning Cornmittee, or the State Oil
Inspector. The Mine Operator shall notify the Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG) of a reportable spill
within the mined land permit area using the same timeframe required by the pemmit, license, notice, statute, rule or
regulation governing the reporting of the spill to the other appropriate agency. Notice of a reportable spill shall be
FAXed to: Minerals Program Supervisor, Division of Minerals and Geology, FAX [phone]. The FAX
shall include acall-back number of a responsible company official for DMG staff to use a contact.
3. The operator shall not mine any of the Phase 3 area, as defined on the revised Exhibit "C" -
Mining Plan Map recevied by the Division on November 3, 2003 until the wetland issues are resolved with the
Corps of Engineers and the Division received a letter from the Corps stating what the resolution is. At that time of
the approval to begin mining on the Phase 3 area the Division will re-assess the financial warranty.
4. The operator shall not expose more than five acres of water surface on the pemmt area until the
Division is provided with correspondence from the Office of the State Engineer approving the exposure of
additional water surface.
Office of Office of Colorado
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