2009-10-15_REVISION - M2000149

• Permit No: M2000149
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 10/15/2009
• Doc Name: FW Increase
• From: DRMS
• To: Dumb & Dumber Trucking
• Type & Sequence: SI1
• Email Name: ECS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
COLORADO
D IV IS I ON OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Harris D. Sherman
Executive Director
October 15th, 2009 Ronald W. Cattany
Division Director
Dumb & Dumber Trucking Natural Resource Trustee
Attention: Mr. Brian Barton
1957 County Road 57
Sterling, CO 80751
Re: Barton Pit, Permit M-2000-149, Financial Warranty Increase, Revision SI-01
Dear Mr. Barton:
On October 15, 2009 the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety increased the
current Financial Warranty for this permit to $49,000 in accordance with Rules 4.2.1 (1) and (2)
of the Minerals Rules and Regulations. This is an increase of $34,000 from the current financial
warranty.
Please submit a rider or a new financial warranty, within 60 days from the date of this letter (by
December 14, 2009). If you wish to submit a different type of Financial Warranty, the
application forms for the various acceptable warranty types can be found at the following
website: http://mining.state.co.us/Mineral%20Forms.htm . Our bonding specialist Elizabeth
Merry (extension 8148) will likely be able to assist you with any questions you might have with
regards to the process requirements.
If the full warranty has not been posted by December 14, 2009, you will be in violation of
section 34-32.5-117(6) of the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction
Materials which states: "A financial warranty shall be maintained in good standing for the entire
life of a permit issued under this article. " This violation would require a Mined Land
Reclamation Board (MLRB) hearing, which could result in penalties from additional fines to
permit forfeiture.
As we have discussed, this increase is a result of the current site conditions observed during the
June 10, 2009 inspection of the site. Almost $27,000 of this warranty increase is associated with
the reclamation of the large high-wall which now exists on the site, and is not part of the current
approved mining plan. If this high-wall is resloped to no steeper than 3:1 slopes within the
allotted 60 days, this portion of the warranty increase may be removed.
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines