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l� <br />Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company <br />. It� <br />A Joint Venture • ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI (COLORADO) CORP., Manager <br />Operations Office <br />® <br />P.O. Box 191 - 100 North 3rd Street <br />Victor, Colorado 80860 <br />- s <br />(719) 689 -2977 — Fax (719) 689 -3254 <br />July 12, 2012 <br />Mrs. Janet Kunz <br />386 E. 60 South <br />Ivins, TTtah 8473 8 <br />Dear Mrs. Kunz, <br />In his letter dated May 7, 2012, Ron Largent indicated that the staff at CC &V would look one <br />final time into the possibility of recovering the remains of your son, Wayne Tease, from the <br />Mary McKinney mine shaft. <br />In the course of our review and consideration, we spoke with several people who were involved <br />in the recovery efforts in 1986 and who recall the events. Those who we contacted were in the <br />following positions at the time of the incident: <br />• Cripple Creek Police Chief — he was apparently the first official to be contacted about the <br />incident by your son's friend, and the first responder to the site <br />• Teller County Sheriff— was intimately involved in the incident <br />• State of Colorado Abandoned Mine Land — No records regarding this incident <br />• Mine Manager and other mine employees <br />• Contractors who were on the site and involved in the recovery efforts <br />• Local miners who attempted to reach the body from other underground workings <br />• Mining engineers — see the attached letter <br />All of these individuals discussed the large scope of the recovery efforts at the time, their <br />concern for the family and the concern for the safety of those involved in the recovery efforts. <br />They also all indicated that the shaft and associated mine workings were too unstable and <br />dangerous for any access. Even though attempts were made, the nature of the mining shafts in <br />the area prohibited access from other underground mine workings. It was also determined at the <br />time that sinking any new shafts to attempt further recovery efforts was not feasible. Your <br />information that the Mary McKinney shaft was partially backfilled was also confirmed. <br />Further, our engineering group confirmed the nearly quarter mile depth of the shaft, and could <br />find no feasible and safe method to reach the bottom given the age, location and depth of the <br />shaft. <br />G� <br />