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BEFORE THE MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER <br />IN THE MATTER OF THE 112c AMENDMENT APPLICATION OF HALL-IRWIN <br />CORPORATION, FILE NO. M-1998-013 (AM-Ol). <br />THIS MATTER came before the Mined Lands Reclamation Board on February <br />25, 2003 in Denver, Colorado for a hearing on the Section 112c application for <br />amendment by Hall-Irwin Corporation (Applicant) in accordance with C.R.S. § 34-32.5- <br />114. Brent Coan, Esq. appeared on behalf of the Applicant. Jim Wason appeared on <br />behalf of Objectors Kerr-McGee Rocky Mountain Corporation and Ken-McGee <br />Gathering, LLC. Gregg Squire appeared on behalf of the Division of Minerals and <br />Geology (Division). <br />The Board, having considered the parties' presentations and having been <br />otherwise fully informed in the premises, hereby enters the following findings of fact, <br />conclusions of law and order: <br />FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW <br />The Applicant operates a gravel pit known as The Shores located in Section 1, T2N, <br />R68W, 6`h P.M., Weld County, Colorado. The Applicant has applied to amend its <br />permit to authorize additional mining within the existing 309.8-acre permit area. The <br />Applicant is currently authorized to mine approximately 130 acres and now seeks to <br />increase the disturbance to approximately 221 acres. <br />2. Kerr-McGee Rocky Mountain Corporation and Ken-McGee Gathering, LLC filed an <br />objection to the amendment application. The Objectors raised four issues: <br />