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' HOMESTAKE <br />PITCH RECLAMATION PROJECT <br />' June 22, 2015 <br />Mr. Dustin Czapla <br />' Environment Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />101 South 3rd, Suite 301 <br />Grand Junction, Colorado 81501 <br />Phone: (970) 243-6299 <br />dustin.czapla(aD-state.co.us <br />RE: Request for a Technical Revision to the Pitch Reclamation Project <br />' Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety Reclamation Permit <br />M-77-004HR <br />Dear Mr. Czapla: <br />Homestake Mining Company of California (Homestake) hereby requests a Technical <br />' Revision (TR) to the Pitch Reclamation Project Colorado Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety (DRMS) reclamation permit M-77-004HR. This TR request includes <br />installation of two piezometers to facilitate injection of a mixture of phosphate and <br />' conservative (non-reactive) tracers. The injection activities are part of a pilot -scale test <br />to determine groundwater flow characteristics and to evaluate uranium mass load <br />reduction to surface water as a Best Management Practice (BMP) at the Pitch <br />1 Reclamation Project located six miles east of Sargents in Saguache County, Colorado <br />(Figure 1). The following sections provide the facility information and the proposed <br />activities to be conducted. <br />' Property Owner: Homestake Mining Company <br />' Point of Contact: Bill Ferdinand — Director of Environment <br />Homestake Mining Company <br />460 West 50 North, Suite 500 <br />' Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 <br />Phone: (801) 990-3746 <br />' Property Operator: Dale Davis — Closure Manager <br />Homestake Mining Company <br />P.O. Box 40 <br />' Sargents, Colorado 81248 <br />Phone: (970) 641-4541 <br />