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Comment 10: Referring to the phrase "and existing previous disturbances are not part of the affected <br /> acreage",please clarify whether or not "existing previous disturbances" include those areas disturbed <br /> under P-1986-023. If this is the case, these areas must be clearly identified on the NOI maps and <br /> photographic documentation provided so the Division can clearly separate previous P-1986-023 <br /> disturbances from new disturbances when final release is requested for this new NOI, should it be <br /> approved. <br /> Response: The notation was intended to refer to pre-law disturbances of which there are many. <br /> They include roads,old pits, mines, waste rock piles, dumps, survey lines cuts through timber, cattle and <br /> wildlife trails, and areas that have been used by campers and hunters. Many of these disturbances are <br /> mining related while others are not. The majority of the disturbances are readily visible on aerial photo <br /> and satellite images. An example would be an old road or the discovery pit for an 1896 patented claim. <br /> These areas are pre-law and thus not subject to bond. In contrast,another example would be that a short <br /> road was constructed across a grassy knoll that had already been reclaimed from the 1986 NOI. This <br /> disturbance would be part of this new NOI, would require reclamation, and thus be covered under the <br /> current associated bond. As discussed above in Comment 6a, I believe that there are no remaining <br /> disturbances associated P-1986-023, so any new disturbances would tie to the 2016 NOI and come under <br /> that bond. It is your choice on whether the prospector can move forward under the existing 1986 NOI, or <br /> if you want him to replace it with the 2016 NOI. <br /> Financial Warranty <br /> Comment: Please note the Division will estimate a cost to reclaim the site based on the application <br /> and your response to the deficiencies described above. The financial warranty may or may not exceed <br /> $2,000 per acre of affected land depending on the Division cost estimate. Please be reminded that the <br /> proposed prospecting operations identified in the current modification application may not commence <br /> until these deficiencies are addressed and the bond is submitted and approved by the Division. <br /> Response: If what you said in your Comment 6 is actually true, then let's forget this new NOI and <br /> Mr. Barker will proceed under the old 1986 NOI as he had originally intended. Conversely, if what you <br /> wrote is not accurate, we are at almost 8 months into this process and we have held him up for over half <br /> of the 2016 summer season. At this point, it makes little difference which NOI we use, but let's try to <br /> support one of our few remaining mining people, instead of trying to hold him up even longer. Get on <br /> with the bond calculation so we can get to the end of this. <br />