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STATE O O <br /> DIVIROoN Of RiCIAMA)1ON,MINING AND$At it V <br /> EXImitnwat W Natural Rouvirv" <br /> qwmmn*it,,Rtxw I 15 <br /> Ek> ot,CWtwaio 802VI C 0 L ORADOO <br /> 3 1 0 N 0 P <br /> o <br /> 866,336? tl)►rlotu ILI 'L'T I <br /> RECLAMATION <br /> FAV(tot)6-11-8 106 "I G <br /> MINING <br /> SAFETY <br /> August 21, 2009 Bill ltilw,It <br /> C.O.."MV <br /> Hanis ID.Shmwi <br /> Charles Muerhoff Ewor*v Dirftkw <br /> Rio Orande Silver, Inc, ltor-altl W.Cawny <br /> PO Box 610 Division Dim-kw <br /> Crecde, CO 8 113 0 Natural Rewumv Truq" <br /> Re: Notice of Intent to Conduct Prospecting for Nlld\%-est Exploration Project, DRNIS File P-2009-026; Approval <br /> to Commence Prospecting. <br /> Dcar Mr. Muerhoff, <br /> The Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety received your Notice of Intent to Conduct Prospecting Operations <br /> (NOI)on August 17, 2009. Your notice was reviewed by our office and approved on August 21, 2009. The <br /> reclamation costs associated with this project have been estimated to be $9,976. Rio Grande Silver, Inc. has already, <br /> posted a statewide prospecting bond(corporate surety no. 6575235) in the total amount of$269,318, which was <br /> reviewed and approved by our office. The available portion of the statewide bond is sufficient to cover the amount of <br /> financial warranty necessary for this project. The reclamation cost estimate is enclosed herewith. <br /> Therefore,final approval for this Notice of Intent to Conduct Prospecting at the Nlidwest Exploration Project is <br /> hereby granted and you may commence operations. <br /> Also, in accordance with Rule 5.6, an Annual Report and associated fee of$86.00 must be submitted on your notice <br /> approval anniversary date for each year following the filing of an NOI until reclamation responsibility release Is <br /> granted. In addition, Rule 5.3.4 requires the prospector to notify the Division of completion of prospecting operations <br /> and Rule 5.7 requires the submittal of a final report for drill holes within 00 days of completion of the abandonment for <br /> artesian flow holes and within one year of completion of the abandonment for any other drill holes. (Form enclosed <br /> and also available on DRNISwebsite at http:'/%N-,A-w.mining.state.co.us�) <br /> Thank you for the quality of the materials in the NOI submittal. If you have any questions, please contact our Denver <br /> office at 303-866-3567 or myself at the Durango field office at 970-247-5193. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> .,4 <br /> Bob Oswald <br /> Eni-ironmental Protection Specialist <br /> CC: Elizabeth Taliaferro, DR.NIS <br /> Steve Shuey, DR-NIS <br /> Enclosures: Drill Hole Abandonment Report Form; Reclamation Cost Estimate, <br /> C:ff'-(A does Nf,&Aest no,aw-f--A acept rco-) <br /> Office Of Office of <br /> mined L&W Reclamation Denver o Grand hmw3ion & Durarwo Artivp mul ktzrlino*Uinac <br />