PUBLIC NOTICE

Kiowa County, whose address and phone number is 1305 Goff Street, Eads, CO 81036, (719) 438-5810, has filed for a Regular (112) Construction Materials Operation Reclamation Permit with the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board under the provisions of the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials. The proposed mine is known as the Wyckoff Pit, and is located at or near Section 29, Township 19 South, Range 52 West, 6th Prime Meridian.

The proposed date of commencement is July 1, 2026, and the proposed date of completion is June 30, 2126. The proposed future use of the land is agriculture. Additional information and tentative decision date may be obtained from the Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, or at the Kiowa County Clerk and Recorders office, 1305 Goff Street, Eads, CO 81036, or the above named applicant.

Comments on the application must be in writing and must be received by the Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety by 4:00 p.m. on June 16, 2026.

Please note that under the provisions of C.R.S. 34-32.5-101 et seq. Comments related to noise, truck traffic, hours of operation, visual impacts, effects on property values and other social or economic concerns are issues not subject to this Office’s jurisdiction. These subjects, and similar ones, are typically addressed by your local governments, rather than the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety or the Mined Land Reclamation Board.

First Published May 1, 2026

Last Published May 22, 2026

In the Kiowa County Press.