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RIO GRANDE <br />SILVER, INC. <br />September 8, 2015 <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Attention: Minerals Program, Travis Marshall <br />1313 Sherman Street, Suite 215 <br />Denver Colorado 80203-2273 <br />RECEIVED <br />SEP 1 1 2015 <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION <br />MININGAND �: CTY <br />RE: Request for Sampling Frequency Reduction in surface and groundwater <br />monitoring plans, Amendment No. 2 — Permit No. M-1977-215 <br />Minerals Program, <br />Due to decreases in metal prices there was a significant reduction in activities on the <br />Bulldog Project in the fourth quarter of 2013. Rio Grande Silver (RGS) subsequently <br />placed the Bulldog Project in Temporary Cessation on March 26, 2014. Due to <br />continued low metal prices, RGS does not have plans to resume activities in 2016 and <br />is requesting a reduction in the number of samples required in Windy Gulch in an <br />effort to reduce costs. <br />Currently the Bulldog Environmental Protection Plan requires quarterly surface and <br />groundwater sampling in four locations in Windy Gulch. RGS is requesting that annual <br />samples be taken in the same four locations for surface and groundwater. Windy <br />Gulch is an ephemeral stream and is typically only sampled in early spring when the <br />stream is running from run-off snowmelt, so this would not be a significant change. <br />RGS has completed five quarters of groundwater sampling as of June 2015 and is <br />requesting the groundwater samples be taken in September. <br />RGS would plan to increase the sampling frequency once the Bulldog Project <br />resumes activities in the future. <br />Please contact me if you have questions or need additional information. <br />Sincerely, <br />'favk <br />Randy McClure <br />General Manager <br />RIOGRANDF <br />,11.VER. INC. <br />PO Box 610 <br />625 USFS Road 504.1A <br />Creede, CO 81130 <br />ph: 719.658.1080 ext 2701 <br />cell: 970.317.5355 <br />fax: 719.658.1082 <br />625 USFS Road 504.1A P.O. Box 610 Creede, CO 81130 <br />719-658-1080 Fax 719-658-1082 <br />aq <br />