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JUNE 17, 2015 <br />1 <br />Mr. Michael Cunningham <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Dear Mr. Cunningham, <br />Since your office does not concern itself with comments related to noise, truck traffic, hours of <br />operation, visual impacts, effects on property values and other social or economic concerns, it appears <br />from your title that you do concern yourselves with safety. Therefore I will confine my remarks to the <br />field of safety. <br />The JRS Mining, LLC, from 850 N Davidson St, Eloy, Arizona, 85131, phone number: 863-660-0763 has <br />filed an application for a Regular (112) Hard Rock (Placer Gold) Operation Reclamation Permit directly <br />adjacent to much traveled Highway 9 and 200 feet from a long established residential area. This <br />Highway goes over Hoosier Pass to many ski areas including Breckenridge, Keystone, Copper Mountain , <br />and Vail and the only mountain hospital located in Frisco. <br />My concern is with the location of this mine which is also adjacent to the Gloria Z Mine that has been <br />operating for quite some time intermittently to the west of this new applicant's land. This JRS Mine <br />would be right on the Highway. It's a strip mine, as I see it. And I repeat — right on the highway. There <br />is no buffer zone. How safe is that for passing motorists? <br />To add to the congestion there is a third mine directly to the south of the Gloria Z and will also connect <br />with this JRS Mine. That makes 3 mines within inches of each other. How safe is that for the <br />preservation of Highway 9, a main artery between South Park and Interstate 70? <br />Another safety concern would be an environmental issue which impacts motorists. There are huge <br />plumes of dust that are generated from the digging, and the prevailing winds would bring this hazard <br />right over the highway into the face of cars and trucks. In the interest of safety you cannot, in good <br />conscience, permit this mining operation to take place. <br />Sincerely, <br />