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INFORM <br />INFORMATION NETWORK FOR <br />RESPONSIBLE MINING <br />PO Box 27 <br />NORWOOD, CO 81423 <br />(970) 497 -4482 <br />-� <br />JENNIFER @INFORMCOLORADO.ORG <br />WWW.INFORMCOLORADO.ORG <br />Jan. 22, 2015 <br />Tim Cazier <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Via email to: tim.caziernstate.co.us, tony.waldron(&state.co.us, ginny.brannon @state.co.us <br />Re: Hansen Uranium Project, Notice of Intent P- 2009 -025 Amendment application <br />Dear Mr. Cazier, <br />The Information Network for Responsible Mining (INFORM) is a Colorado -based <br />citizens organization that advocates for responsible hardrock mining practices and protection of <br />affected communities and the environment. INFORM actively participates in local, state and <br />federal permitting and reviews of mining and milling and is concerned about the impacts to <br />human health and nearby communities, ground and surface water, air quality, wildlife and <br />ecosystems, as well as potential socioeconomic and cultural impacts to residents, agriculture and <br />regional conservation -based resource economies. INFORM has the following comments <br />regarding the application submitted by Black Range Minerals to amend Notice of Intent No. P- <br />2009 -025, the Hansen Project, in Fremont County. <br />Overall, the proposed NOI amendment raises significant concerns and describes activities <br />that are beyond the scope of the limited review under the Division's rules for prospecting <br />permits. The proposed activities are clearly intended to be an initiation of Black Range Minerals' <br />publicly stated intent to conduct underground borehole mining (UBHM) at the Hansen site and <br />proceed toward impact ablation uranium processing, both untested and experimental extraction <br />technologies that require a scrupulous agency review and the advancement of a regulatory <br />framework to provide guidance for new technologies. The Division should deny this amendment <br />application and require the applicant to submit a complete designated mining operation permit <br />application for public review before authorizing any additional activities at the Hansen Project. <br />