A car drives past the Hillyard property just off Colorado Highway 9 north of Silverthorne on Wednesday, April 21. A gravel mine is proposed for the site by owner Peak Materials, which is working through the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety s permitting process to mine and then reclaim the site.
Photo by Ashley Low
What was supposed to be a decision day for the Mined Land Reclamation Board regarding the Peak Ranch Resource Project has been postponed to next week.
On Thursday, April 22, the board heard about six hours of arguments from those who object to the project. Once arguments finished, the board decided to extend the formal hearing to Thursday, April 29.
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, including preliminary review comments from the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, comments from Summit County and 142 objection letters.
The company is currently in the permitting process with the state. If the permits are awarded, Peak Materials will then have to obtain two permits from Summit County before the project can begin: one to mine materials on the 75-acre Hillyard property, which is about seven miles north of Silverthorne, and one to import the materials to the company’s Maryland Creek Ranch facility about 11 miles south of the mining site.