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INFORM <br />INFORMATION NETWORK FOR <br />RESPONSIBLE MINING <br />PO Box 27 <br />NORWOOD, CO 81423 <br />(212) 473-7717 <br />JENNIFER@INFORMCOLORADO.ORG <br />WWW. INFO RMCOLORADO.ORG <br />August 3, 2015 <br />Tim Cazier <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Via email to tim.cazier(a),state.co.us <br />Re: Appeal of Approval of Modification -03 for Notice of Intent, No. P-2009-025, Hansen <br />Project, submitted by Black Range Minerals <br />Dear Mr. Cazier, <br />The Information Network for Responsible Mining submits an appeal of the Division's July 27, <br />2015, decision to approve the modification of Notice of Intent P-2009-025 submitted by Black <br />Range Minerals. INFORM submitted timely comments on Jan. 22, 2015, on the modification <br />application, which are hereby incorporated by reference. INFORM requests an opportunity to <br />participate in an appeal hearing before the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board in this <br />matter. <br />INFORM is a Colorado -based citizens organization that advocates for responsible hardrock <br />mining practices and protection of affected communities and the environment. INFORM has <br />members who live and recreate in the Tallahassee Creek area and are directly and adversely <br />affected and aggrieved by the approval of the modified Notice of Intent. <br />Black Range Minerals has proposed an experimental mining technology called Underground <br />Borehole Mining (UBHM) at the Hansen Project site in Fremont County. This is the third <br />proposed amendment to a Notice of Intent initially proposed in 2009 to conduct 25 conventional <br />drill holes. The current amendment proposes injection of pressurized water into a 12 inch - <br />diameter borehole and hydraulically cutting an underground cavern to liberate uranium ore. The <br />uranium slurry is then to be pumped out of the cavern and processed at an unspecified off-site <br />mill. Waste water from the process will be disposed of either at an off-site disposal facility or <br />will be evaporated on site, but is not yet determined. UBHM has never been utilized to extract <br />