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Michael A. Cunningham <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Dear Mr. Cunningham, <br />April 29, 2015 <br />REC'"'IFD <br />APR 3 0 2015 <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION <br />MINING AND SAFETY <br />Per the Boards direction, this letter is submitted in compliance with the Board's request <br />for a quarterly update on activities at the Alma Placer Mine, DRMS File No. M-1958- <br />029, owned and operated by High Mountain Mining Co., LLC concerning activities at the <br />mine related to prevention of further discharges at the mine and status of interface with <br />other governmental entities regarding our accidental spill of sediment into the river in <br />October of 2014. <br />1. The mine was inactive in the first quarter of 2015 due to normal adverse mining <br />conditions in Colorado at an elevation of 10,500 ft. We expect to resume <br />operations the first week in May. <br />2. We have complied with all Board orders with regard to corrective actions <br />regarding the spill with the exception of completing clean out of Pond 3, which is <br />currently underway. Bad weather forced cessation of this operation in the last <br />quarter of 2014 when the Ponds froze. <br />3. We have submitted an application for Permit Modification which we now have <br />`Adequacy Review No. 1' back from your office and we intend to have complied <br />with all requests and have them submitted to you next week, ahead of your <br />specified ruling date of May 18. <br />4. At the request of CDHPE, Colorado Water Quality Control Division, we have sent <br />a copy of the updated Mine Plan Map along with a restatement of why a <br />discharge permit or storm water permit is not required for the Alma Placer Mine. <br />Our consultant, Mr. Greg Lewicki, PE has been involved with permits on the site <br />since 1999 and this information was generated by his firm, Greg Lewicki and <br />Associates, PLLC. <br />5. We have had no further discussions or requests from the Colorado Division of <br />Wildlife. <br />