Minerals Program Policies, Guidance Documents, and Technical Bulletins
Policies, Guidelines, and Technical Bulletins for Applicants
- "Is it Mining?" Questionnaire (pdf)
- Guidance Document for Construction Materials Reclamation Permit Applications
- Guidance Document for Hard Rock Reclamation Permit Applications
- Guidance Document for Notices of Intent to Conduct Exploration for Construction Materials
- Guidance Document for Notices of Intent to Conduct Prospecting for Hard Rock Minerals
- Guidance Document for Dam, Reservoir, and Pond Excavations
- Area Definitions for the Minerals Program
- New Compliance Requirements for Mining Operations with Exposed Ground Water - Revised 3/27/25 (pdf)
- Groundwater Monitoring and Protection (pdf)
- Groundwater Monitoring: Sampling and Analysis Plan Guidance - Construction Materials and Hard Rock Sites (pdf)
- In-Stream Aggregate Extraction and Reclamation Guidance Document (pdf)
- Information Regarding the Use of Suction Dredges in Colorado (pdf)
- Floodplain Protection Standards (pdf)