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target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 Inspection Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019-1009-Inspection-Report-LI005ME-Capitan-Iron.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2019 Inspection Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016-0325-Inspection-Report-LI005ME-Capitan-Iron.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2016 Inspection Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015-Combined-Inspection-Reports-LI005ME-Capitan-Iron-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2015\u00a0 Combined Inspection Reports (2)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014-1119-Inspection-Report-LI005ME-Capitan-Iron.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2014 Inspection Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2010-0422-Inspection-Report-LI005ME-Capitan-Iron.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2010 Inspection Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2003-to-2009-Inspection-Reports-LI005ME.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2003-2009 Combined Inspection Reports (7)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2025 Permitting Activities:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2026-01 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026-Letter-for-Disturbance.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMD Letter &#8211; Disturbance\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2025-05\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025-0514-LI005ME-Permit-Review-Letter.pdf\"> MMD letter &#8211; Permit Compliance and required Modification<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/><strong>2017 Permitting <\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\">Activities<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\">:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2017-07 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017-USFS-Email-and-photos-addressing-erosion-and-drainage.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USFS Email re: USFS road remediation need identified<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2017 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017-Permit-Area-Map-Capitan-Iron.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Permit Area Map<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><br \/>Modification 16-1 Permitting Activities: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>(Mod 16-1 currently remains unresolved)<\/p>\n<p>2017-03 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017-0328-Approved-CD-for-FR489A-Capitan-Iron-Mine-Permit-LI005ME-Mod.-16-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMD Approved Joint CD<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Modification RESUMED by MMD.\u00a0 Request for Site inspection.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2017-03 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017-USFS-Signed-Decision-Memo-El-Capitan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USFS Approval of Road Plan of Operations<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2016-09 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016-Mod-16-1-MMD-and-Agency-Technical-Comments.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mod 16-1 MMD and Agency Technical Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Modification PAUSED.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2016-06 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016-0604-Application-Mod-16-1-LI005ME-ECPM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Application Modification 16-1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u><br \/>2016 Notice of Non-compliance:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2016-07 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016-07-28-Response-to-MMD_NFSR-489A.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USFS Response to MMD re: Road changes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2016-04 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016-0419-Notice-of-Non-Compliance-Capitan-Iron-Mine-Permit-No.-LI005.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice Of Non Compliance \u2013 Required submission of Mod 16-1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><br \/>Modification 14-1:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>2015-03 <a href=\"\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015-03-26Approval_PermitModification14-1_CapitanIronMine_LI005EM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Modification 14-1 Approval<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014-Permit-areas-and-5-acres-subdivided-work-areas.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Permit areas and 5 acres subdivided work areas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014-Mod-14-1-Approved-Permit-Area-and-Permit-Design-Limit-map.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mod 14-1 Approved Permit Area and Permit Design Limit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2015-01 <a href=\"\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015-01-20PermitApplicationStatus_Mod14-1_LI005ME.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Application Status Letter<\/a>, Modification 14-1<\/p>\n<p>2014-10 <a href=\"\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014-10-16_MMDResponsestoTechnicalComments_Modification14-1_CapitanIronMine_LI005ME.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMD Technical Comments<\/a> (2nd Set) on Proposed Modification 14-1<\/p>\n<p>2014-10 <a href=\"\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014-10-07LincolnCountytoMMD_ElCapitan_LI005ME.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Letter from Lincoln County to MMD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2014-09 <a href=\"\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014-09-05_ECPMresponsestotechnicalcomments_LI005ME.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Operator Response<\/a> to Technical Comments<\/p>\n<p>2014-08 <a href=\"\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014-08-05LincolnCountyattorneytoMMDDirector_ElCapitan_LI005ME.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Letter from Lincoln County to MMD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2014-07 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014-07-UFFS-road-Comment-on-Use-of-road-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USFS road Comment on Use of road<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2014-08 <a href=\"\/mmd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014-08-01TechnicalcommentsonMod14-1PAP_LI005ME.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMD Technical 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