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MCC's mining and reclamation permit was originally issued by the CDRMS in July 1981, and was <br />reissued August 1986, January 1993 (effective August 1991), July 1996, July 2001, July 2006 and July <br />2011. The current five-year permit term expires July 31, 2016. MCC's five-year permit area contains <br />lands in Sections 9-11, 13-36, TOS, R90W, 6th PM; and Sections 23-26, TOS, R91W, 6th PM, and <br />Sections 1-5 , 8-12, TI 4S, R90W, 6th PM in Delta and Gunnison Counties. The location of the lands can <br />be found on the USGS 7.5 minute Somerset and Minnesota Pass quadrangle topographic maps. The <br />current permit area encompasses approximately 17,154.9 acres. <br />The reclaimed MVB sites and roads are located on National Forest System lands and portions of Sections <br />33 and 34 of Township 13 South, Range 90 West and Section 2 of Township 14 South, Range 90 West. <br />These sites and roads were necessary for temporary mine ventilation. <br />Reclamation of the various drill site locations and roads within MCC's permit was completed in 2015. <br />This included the plugging and abandonment of two exploratory, two monitoring and nineteen boreholes, <br />as well as backfilling and regrading their associated drill pad locations and access roads. The sites and <br />roads proposed for bond release have been revegetated and stabilized using various methods of seeding, <br />fertilizing, mulching and installation/application of straw mulch erosion control blankets. Approximately <br />9.97 acres have received these treatments. <br />If you have any questions or need further information concerning this notice of MCC's Bond Release <br />requests, please contact me at (970) 929-2308 or Kathy Welt at (970) 929-2238. <br />Sincerely, <br />Jess ca A. Loveland, P.E. <br />Environmental Engineer <br />cc: D. Finnerty, ARKL <br />L. Simmons, CDRMS <br />W. Norris, MCC <br />K. Welt, MCC <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />