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The new access road was constructed illegally and addressed under Violations MV- <br /> 2009-007 and MV-2009-033. The Operator may not utilize the road for vehicular <br /> access or to otherwise advance the mining operation until fully approved by the <br /> Division through the appropriate processes outlined in the Act and Rules and this <br /> condition for approval of CN-01. The access road issue may require coordination with <br /> other agencies, including but not limited to, La Plata County, the Water Quality <br /> Control Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment <br /> ("WQCD"), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ("COE"), the U.S. Environmental <br /> Protection Agency ("EPA"), and the U.S. Forest Service ("USFS"). <br /> 2. The Operator may not commence mining and milling activities until the <br /> Division receives and approves, through the Technical Revision or Amendment <br /> process as determined by the Division, the revised work plan(s) addressing , <br /> stabilization and reclamation of Little Deadwood Gulch at the Chief Portal and May <br /> Day 2 areas, stabilization of the Chief Portal, stabilization of the access road <br /> immediately above the Chief Portal, and the Division approves the as-built <br /> certifications submitted subsequent to the completion of the approved plans. The <br /> Chief Portal was constructed illegally and addressed under Violation MV-2010-020. <br /> The stabilization issue may require coordination with other agencies, including but <br /> not limited to, the WQCD, COE, EPA, and USFS. <br /> 3. The Operator may not commence mining and Milling activities until <br /> the Division receives and approves, through the Technical Revision or Amendment <br /> process as determined by the Division, the revised work plan(s) addressing <br /> stabilization of the collapsed adit at the May Day 1 area, construction of a new <br /> portal and mill facility in accordance with the Act and Rules, and the Division <br /> approves the as-built certifications submitted subsequent to the completion of the <br /> approved plans. The portal and mill facility were illegally constructed and <br /> addressed by Violations MV-2009-035 and MV-2010-001. The portal and mill <br /> facility issue may require coordination with other agencies, including but not <br /> limited to, the Mine Safety and Health Administration and USFS. <br /> 4. The Operator may not commence mining and milling activities until the <br /> Division receives and approves, through the Technical Revision or Amendment <br /> process as determined by the Division, adequate information for ambient surface and <br /> ground water quality for the Division to verify hydrologic baseline conditions, and a <br /> hydrologic monitoring plan has been fully approved by the Division and implemented <br /> by the Operator as necessary for the Division to verify compliance with water quality <br /> regulations and the Act and Rules. The Operator has commenced the required <br /> monitoring of surface water and has proposed the locations for installation of four <br /> initial ground water monitoring wells. The water quality issue may require <br /> coordination with other agencies, including but not limited to, the USFS. <br /> Wildcat Mining Corporation <br /> May Day Idaho Mine/M-1981-185 6 <br />