In Re the Exploration Permit Renewal of Silver King Mines, Permit Ex-5

(on rehearing).

This case is before us on the petition of Silver King Mines for rehearing. The parties are referred to herein as they were referred to in the original opinion. The procedural background of the case is detailed in Matter of Silver King Mines, Permit EX-5, 315 N.W.2d 689 (S.D.1982), and is capsulized as follows.

Silver King Mines held a one-year uranium exploration permit. In November, 1979, Silver King Mines applied for a renewal of the permit, which was challenged by Black Hills Alliance (appellants), an ecology group, at a contested hearing before the South Dakota State…