PERMFILE125411

• Permit No: M2005080
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 5/8/2006
• Doc Name: Pre-hearing Conference and Formal Public Hearing
• From: DMG kap
• To: Notice to Parties and Interested Persons
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STAT~) OF COLORADO
I (~~~ DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
x` Department of Natural Resources
7373 Sherman S[., Room 275
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
May 8, 2006

Notice to Parties and Interested Persons to the Allen Pit Permit Application
COLORADO
DIVISION OF
MIN&RALS
GEOLOGY
0.ECLA MAiION•MINING
SAFETY•SCIENCE
Bill Owens
Governor
Russell George
Executive Director
Ronald W. Cottony
RE: Pre-hearing Conference and Formal Public Hearing for Division Dire~[or
Allen Pit, Permit No. M-2005-08Q~ Natural Resource Trustee
Dear Party and/or Interested Person:
The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG) has received objections to the permit
application for the Allen Pit.
Therefore, staff has scheduled the matter for Formal Public Hearing before the Colorado Mined Land
Reclamation Board, for consideration. The hearing for consideration of the Allen Pit permit will occur
during the June 14 & 15, 2006 Board meeting at Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Room
318, Denver, Colorado 80203, commencing at 10:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter can be
considered on June 14 or 9:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter s the matter can be considered on June 15.
Parties and interested persons will have the opportunity to be heard.
A Pre-hearing Conference has been scheduled to occur on June 2. 2006, beginning at 10:00 a.m. at
the Fairplay Town Hall, 400 Front Street, Fairplay, CO. Mr. Dan Hernandez will preside as Pre-hearing
Conference Officer. The purpose of the Pre-hearing Conference is to describe the Office'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 recommend the list of issues under the Board's
jurisdiction and to simplify the list, and to determine who has demonstrated standing to be a party to the
Formal Board Hearing. Failure to participate in the Pre-hearing Conference will result in the loss of
your party status.
After the conference, the Pre-hearing Conference Officer shall cause to be drafted aPre-hearing Order.
The Pre-hearing Order will be mailed to all parties within 10 working days after the conference and will
contain a list of the parties, provide a recommended list of issues to be considered by the Board, and
outline a schedule for the hearing with time allotments set for presentations by each party and the
Office. The conditions of the Pre-hearing Order are not final until adopted or approved by the Board at
the Formal Board Hearing. Any party has the right to file a motion to the Board to review any decision
of the Pre-hearing Conference Officer according to the provisions of Rule 2.6(1) of the Mineral Rules
and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Hard Rock, Metal and Designated
Mining Operations, promulgated May, 1977, amended August, 2001.
Please review the enclosed informational memo, dated October 2, 2001, RE: Citizen Participation in the
112 Reclamation Permit Application Process Revised October 19, 2001, August 2, 2004, and January
12, 2006, and complete either of the last two pages, if applicable, and return the completed form to
DMG. Please note in this document that if anv Dartv intends to use anv witnesses or exhibits at the
hearing conference, in accordance with Rule 2.6 (2) (a) & (b) and 2.6 (3) of the Mineral Rules and
Office of
Mined Land Reclamation
Office of
Active and Inactive Mines
Colorado
Geological Survey