2014-06-02_PERMIT FILE - P2014003

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To Michael A. Cunningham, Environmental Protection Specialist, State of Colorado, Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety �/ From Dana J. Caccamise II, President Sierta LLC _ 2 7A"'``',�' Y Re: Response to Notice of Deficiencies, NOI Red Cone: File No. P-2014-4003 Date May 29, 2014 Dear Mr. Cunningham. Enclosed are my responses to requests for clarifications and/or additional information as per your letter of April 02, 2014. The item numbers correspond to the numbers in your letter, and the action item(s) are listed in italics. 1. Please provide the Division with documentation the Sierta LLC has been registered with the SOS See attached Sierta LLC's "Articles of Organization" and Confirmation. 2. Please revise the Title field on Page 9, of both Form 1 and Form Z from 'Individual'to 'President of Sierta LLC'. See attached, revised page 9 for both Forms 1 & 2 3. Please clarify the intent of this project and specify if, in addition to searching for sources of metal contamination, the prospector will be investigating a mineral deposit with the intent of developing or extracting said mineral deposit. Our Studies and those of the U.S. Geological Survey (Open-File Report 2007-1020: Ground- and surface-water chemistry of Handcart Gulch, Park County, Colorado, 2003-2006) have convinced us that metal contamination continues to seep from slopes along Handcart Gulch, and probably has done so for millions of years. Iron oxide and hydroxide precipitates continue to cement slope debris and stream sediment throughout the valley; and sulfate loading plus elevated concentrations of copper and zinc (Figure 12, Open-File 2007-1020) indicate metals are moving within groundwater and stream drainage waters. There is no doubt that significant metal contamination continues, and we believe these chemical reactions also are producing elevated concentrations of