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Board approves transfer of Iron Mountain Gravel Pit operations to Colorado Quarries; expansion would require BLM and state approvals
Summary
The county approved Colorado Quarries’ request to take over operations of the Iron Mountain Gravel Pit (CUP 16001); the company said it is pursuing a possible acreage expansion pending Bureau of Land Management and state Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety approvals and planning‑level estimates show roughly 10,000 tons per year.
The Fremont County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to approve Colorado Quarries’ application to assume operations of the Iron Mountain Gravel Pit (Conditional Use Permit CP16001).
A Colorado Quarries representative, identified in the transcript both as Jody Schreiber and as Jody Shriver, told the board the operator transfer is the primary request and that the company is separately seeking landowner and federal approval from the Bureau of Land Management for a potential expansion from roughly 9.2 acres to 46.89 acres. The company estimated annual production at about 10,000 tons — roughly 358 semi‑truck loads per year, or about seven loads per week on average — and said any acreage expansion would be phased and would not necessarily increase daily truck counts.
Planning staff advised that the transfer carries the existing CUP conditions and that any boundary or activity change would require a formal modification of the CUP and additional review. The board approved the transfer and staff noted Colorado Quarries would need BLM and state Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety approvals before any expansion.
Why it matters: The transfer maintains county oversight by keeping permit conditions in force while alerting residents that a larger expansion, if pursued, would require additional federal and state approvals plus a county CUP modification process. County staff emphasized the operator assumes responsibility for all permit conditions.
