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DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 8663567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />Apri126,_2006 <br />V <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION O F <br />MIN&RALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />4ECLAMATION•MINING <br />SAFETY•SCIENCE <br />gill Owens <br />Governor <br />Russell George <br />Lynn LeWls ~ `~ Executive Director <br />Bureau of Land Management- J Ronald W. Cottony <br />Uncompahgre Basin Resource Area Division Director <br />2505 SOUth TOWIISend AVe. Natural Resource Trustee <br />Montrose, Colorado 81401 _ <br />Re:SM-ISMen~PermitNo.Ml978-I 6 ppealofD':vrsion"Decision!ConcerningNon-Designated <br />Mining (Non-DMOJ Status. ~ " <br />Dear Ms. Lewis: <br />On April 21 ~`, 2006 the Division of Minerals and Geology received a copy of the ap~leal to the Mined <br />Land Reclamation Board filed by The Energy Minerals Law Center of the March 9t , 2006 decision by <br />the Division to find that the above referenced site is aNon-Designated Mining Operation. Please find <br />enclosed a copy of the appeal, which has been submitted to the Board for its consideration. <br />At this time, the Division cannot give a definitive date as to when the Board will hear the appeal. By <br />]aw, all parties will be noticed at least 30 days prior to the scheduled hearing date. <br />The Division is forwarding a copy of the Energy Minerals Law Center appeal to the BLM for your <br />reference since the agency is directly mentioned in the document. Should the BLM wish to participate <br />either directly or by submitting comments, please contact Division staff as soon as possible. <br />If you need additional information, please contact me at the Division of Minerals and Geology, Grand <br />Junction Field Office, 101 South Third Street, Room 301, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501, telephone <br />no. 970-241-1117 <br />Sincerely, <br />~ ~/~~ <br />G. Russell Means <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Cc: Bruce Humphries, Minerals Program Supervisor <br />Cc: Cheryl Linden, Colorado Attorney General's Office <br />Cc: Carl Mount, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist, North Team <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />~~~ /cr~h l~>l3~ L~~ <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land Rxlama[ion Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />