2012-11-29_ENFORCEMENT - M1990057

• Permit No: M1990057
• IBM Index Class Name: ENFORCEMENT
• Doc Date: 11/29/2012
• Doc Name: RTB LETTER
• From: DRMS
• To: Calais Resources Colorado, Inc.
• Email Name: TAK
• Email Name: MAC
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
November 29, 2012
Thomas Hendricks
Calais Resources Colorado, Inc.
4185 Caribou Rd.
Nederland, CO 80466
RE: Reason to Believe a Violation Exists at Hopemore Shaft; DRMS File No.
M- 1990 -057
Dear Mr. Hendricks,
STATE OF COLORADO
Mike King
Executive Director
Loretta E. Pineda
Director
On November 23, 2011, the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) sent you a
Notice of Designated Mining Operation. On December 21, 2011, the Division received your
letter of concurrence and a request to extend the submittal date for the Environmental Protection
Plan (EPP) by 365 days from the date of the Division's notice. The Division approved the
extension request and extended the submittal date of the EPP to November 23, 2012.
To date, the Division has not received an EPP or a request to further extend the submittal date.
Based on these findings we believe that this is a violation of:
• C.R.S. 34- 32- 116.5(3)(a) &(b) for failure to submit an environmental protection plan
for approval by the office by the date established by rule.
Therefore, we have reason to believe that a violation exists to DRMS File Number M-1990--057
and to the Law, and have scheduled this matter to appear before the Mined Land Reclamation
Board.
A Formal Public Hearing will be held during the January 9 and 10 2013 Board Meeting for
consideration of a possible violation. The hearing will be held in Room 318 of 1313 Sherman
Street, Denver, Colorado, beginning at 9:00 a.m. on January 9 or as soon thereafter as the
matter can be considered. At that hearing you will have the opportunity to be represented and
heard. It will be reiterated that there is reason to believe that you are in violation of the
provisions noted above.
If the Board finds a violation at this hearing, it may issue a Cease and Desist Order and/or assess
a Civil Penalty in the amount of $50.00 to $200.00 for each day of violation. If you have
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation
COLORADO
D I V I S I O N O F
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
John W. Hickenlooper
Govemor
Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines