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DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St.,Room 215 RECEIVED
Denver,Colorado 80203 coL O R A D O
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Phone: (303)86(-3567 FEB 0 7 20,E RECLAMATION
FAX: (303)832-8106 MINING
WELD COUNTY SAFETY
COMMISSIONERS
Notice of 112c Construction Materials
Financial Warranty Reduction Request Consideration
DATE: February 3, 2014
TO: Weld County Commissioners
County Commissioner
915 10th St
Greeley, CO 80631
FROM: Peter S. IIays, Environmental Protection Specialist
RE: Bucklen Equipment Co Inc, Bucklen Equipment Co, Permit No. M-1982-131
Please be advised that on January 29, 2014, Bucklen Equipment Co Inc, whose address and telephone number are 804
N 25th Ave, Greeley, CO 80631; (970) 353-0720, submitted a request for financial warranty reduction for the
Bucklen Equipment Co, Permit No. M-1982-131. The construction materials extraction operation is located at or near
Section 31, Township 6N, Range 65W, 06th Prime Meridian, in Weld County.
Written comments or objections to the financial warranty reduction may be submitted to, and additional information
obtained from, the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado
80203, (303) 866-3567. Comments or objections should be submitted within 15 days. The Division is required to wait
30 days after the release decision is made to allow for appeals.
7Li_O“.(1. (-)e,ciLu 2014-0409
Office of 0-11— Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand l unction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines
RECEIVED.
REGULAR OPERATION (112)
RECLAMATION PERMIT DEC 3 11992
APPLICATION FORM
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The application for a Regular Operation Reclamation Permiktirdeft4kisk � w major parts:
(1) the application form; (2) Exhibits A-S; and, (3) the application N.C4Itien you
submit your application, be sure to include five (5) signed copies of the application
form , five (5) copies of Exhibits A-S, and a check for the application fee described
under Section (14) on Page 3. To expedite processing, please provide the information in
the format and order described in this form. 21-22 -411 am/tied-
GENERAL OPERATION INFORMATION
Type or print clearly, in the space provided, all information described below.
1 . Applicant/operator name: Bucklen Equipment Company, Inc.
1 .1 Type of organization (corporation, partnership, etc.): Corporation
2. Operation name (pit, mine or site name) : Bucklen Equipment Company, Inc. Pit
2. 1 I .R.S. Tax ID No. or Social Security No. : 84-0723547
3. Permitted Acres: 58.9 Permitted acres
Please indicate acreage to the nearest tenth (10th) acre.
1550.00 Amendment
3. 1 Application fee ( see Section 14): Application fee
4. Substance(s) to be mined (e.g. , gravel/gold/borrow): Sand and Gravel
5. Name of owner of surface of affected land: Richard and Suean Bucklen
6. Name of owner of subsurface rights of affected land: Richard and Suean Bucklen
If 2 or more owners, refer to Exhibit P.
7. Type of mining operation: x Surface — Underground
8. Location Information: the center of the area where the majority of mining will
occur lies in:
COUNTY: Weld
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN (check one): x 6th (Colorado) _ 10th (New Mexico) Ute
TOWNSHIP (write number and check direction): T6 x North South
RANGE (write number and check direction) : R 65 _ East a. West
SECTION (write number) : S31
QUARTER SECTION (check one) : NE NW x SE SW
QUARTER/QUARTER SECTION (check one): _ NE _ NW x SE _ SW
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
(miles and direction North and adjacent to the City of Greeley
from nearest town and
approximate elevation) Elevation 4650 Feet
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9. Correspondence Information:
APPLICANT/OPERATOR (name, address, and phone of name to be used on permit)
Individual ' s Name: Richard Bucklen
Company Name: Buckian Fquinmpnt Company• Tnr
Street: 804 North 25th Avenue
City: Gree1ev
State: rnanraao Zip Code:
80631
Area Code: 303 Telephone: 353-0720
PERMITTING CONTACT (if different from applicant/operator above)
Individual ' s Name: Mike Applegate
Company Name: TITTTF APPI.EGATF TNC.
Street: 11990 Granr Street • Suite 410
City: Nnrrhglenn
State: Colorado Zip Code: 80233
Area Code: 303 Telephone: 452-6611
INSPECTION CONTACT
Individual ' s Name; Richard Bucklen
Company Name: Ruclvlan Fgnipmanr Company Inc
Street: 804 North 25th Avenue
City: Greeley
State: Colorado Zip Code: 80631
Area Code: 303 Telephone: 353-0720
CC: STATE OR FEDERAL LANDOWNER (if any)
Agency: N/A
Street:
City:
State: Zip Code:
Area Code: Telephone: •
CC: STATE OR FEDERAL LANDOWNER (if any)
Agency: N/A
Street:
City:
State: Zip Code:
Area Code: Telephone:
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10. Primary future _ Cropland(CR) _ Pastureland(PL) _ General Agriculture(GA)
(Post-mining) Rangeland(RL) Forestry(FR) __ Wildlife Habitat(WL)
land use __ Residential(RS) xx Recreation(RC) Industrial/Commercial (IC)
(check one) : __ Developed Water Resources(WR) __ Solid Waste Disposal (WQ)
11 . Primary present xx Cropland(CR) _ Pastureland(PL) _ General Agriculture(GA)
land use __ Rangeland(RL) __ Forestry(FR) _ Wildlife Habitat(WL)
(check one) : __ Residential (RS) Recreation(RC) __ Industrial/Commercial(IC)
__ Developed Water Resources(WR)
12. Method of Mining: _ Quarry (QR) Solution (SO)
12a. Other: Briefly explain mining method (e.g. Placer, truck/shovel ) . Pit will be
dewatered and front—end loaders will be used to extract the sand and gravel.
13. On Site Processing: Solution (SO) Chemical (CH) __ Thermal (TH)
__ Heap Leach (HL) __ Vat Leach (VL)
14. Application Fee:
The application fee for quarry mining is $2,325.
The application fee for solution mining or any chemical or thermal processing
is $3,100.
If none of these methods or processes are to be included in the operation then the
application fee is $1 ,875.
An applicant will not be issued a reclamation permit until notified by the Division that
this application and the required performance and financial warranties have been
approved. Alternatively, an automatic approval will occur where the Division fails to
notify the applicant/operator that the application has been denied. The final agency
action must be made within 120 calendar days from the date the application was
submitted. However, the performance and financial warranties must be approved by the
Division or Board before a permit will be issued even if you receive an automatic
approval . NO MINING OPERATIONS SHALL BEGIN UNTIL A PERMIT IS ISSUED (Rule 7.2(2)) .
It shall be a provision of this permit that the operations will be conducted in
accordance with the terms and conditions listed in your application, as well as with the
provisions of the Act and the Mineral Rules and Regulations in effect at the time the
permit is issued.
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Notice Requirements
Immediately after the first publication of your notice in a newspaper of general
circulation in the locality of your proposed mining operation, you must mail a copy of
the notice to all owners of record of surface rights to the affected land and all owners
of record of lands that are within 200 feet of the boundary of the affected land.
Notice requirements are specified in Rule 2.2. A copy of a form which includes all
required information for the notice has been attached for your use. You will need to
provide the Division proof of notice prior to the decision date, which may be by
submitting return receipts of a certified mailing or by proof of personal service
(Rule 2.2.2(6)).
NOTE TO COMMENTORS/OBJECTORS: It is likely there will be additions, changes, and
deletions to this document prior to final decision by the Mined Land Reclamation Board
or Division. Therefore, if you have any comments or concerns, you should contact the
applicant or the Division prior to the decision date so that you will know what changes
may have been made to the application document.
The Division is not allowed to consider comments, unless they are written, and received
prior to the end of the public comment period. You should contact the applicant for the
final date of the public comment period.
If you have questions about the Mined Land Reclamation Board and Division' s review and
decision or hearing process, you should contact the Division at (303) 866-3567.
As an authorized representative of the applicant, I hereby certify that the operation
described herein has met the minimum requirements of the following terms and conditions :
1 . This mining operation will not adversely affect the stability of any
significant, valuable and permanent man-made structure(s) located within two
hundred (200) fee of the affected lands. However, where there is an agreement that
damage to the structure is be be compensated for by the applicant/operator (C.R.S.
34-32-115(4)(d)), then mining may occur within 200 feet. Proof of an agreement
must be submitted to the Division prior to the decision date.
2. No mining operation will be located on lands where such operations are
prohibited by law (C.R.S. 34-32-115(4)(f));
3. As the applicant/operator, I do not have any mining/prospecting operations in
the State of Colorado currently in violation of the provisions of the Mined Land
Reclamation Act (C.R.S. 34-32-120) as determined through a Board finding.
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4. I understand that statements in the application are being made under penalty
of perjury and that false statements made herein are punishable as a Class 1
misdemeanor pursuant to Section 18-8-503, C.R.S.
Signed and dated
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Applicant/Operator If Corporation Attest (Seal)
By: Riches/act tom. (3s/cr_ L£n) BY: -42Zw�
title: 1 •EA5-L Corporate Secretary or Equivalent
Town/Ci ty/County Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Amendment Area 'A'
All that part of Lots 1 and 2 of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 end of Lot 3 of the
Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 31, Township 6 North, Range 65 West of
the 6th P.M., according to the subdivision of lands by the Union Colony Colorado, tying
south of the south bank of the old bed of the Cache la Poudre River. This parcel
contains 34.9 acres, more or less.
Amendment Area 'B'
A portion of the East 1/2 of the North 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 36, Township
/ 6 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M. in Weld County, Colorado, containing 24 acres,
more or less.
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