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NEWMON T Newrnonl Mining Corporahon 6363 South Rddlnr's Green Circle: Suite 800 Gre^nwood Village CO 801 1 I 7 7 19 689 7911 F 7 19-639-3254 vivi v newmonl corn SENT CERTIFIED, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED 7015-1660-0000-0779-7556 November 2, 2016 RECEIVED Vie,.'I Mr. Timothy Cazier, P.E. NOV 0 2 2016 Environmental Protection Specialist DIVISION OF RECLAMATION Colorado Department of Natural Resources MINING AND SAFETY Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety Office of Mined Land Reclamation 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Re: Permit No. M-1980-244; Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company ("CC&V"), Cresson Proiect; — Response to DRMS Technical Revision (TR-83) Preliminary Adequacy Review for Squaw Gulch Valley Leach Facility(SGVLF) Haul Route to Phase I Dear Mr. Cazier: As a follow up to Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety's (DRMS) October 31" letter for preliminary adequacy review comments of technical revision TR-83, please see Newmont's response to comments in bold and DRMS comments in italics. Comment 1: To ensure the implementation of the Spill Response Plan,please commit to inspecting the haul road at least daily for any spilled material il,hen the unlined haul road is actively being used to haul material to the SGVLF. The Division recommends that this hard road inspection be conducted by a member of the Sustainability&External Relations Department. Please commit to making the inspection records available on-site for the Division to reviell'during site inspections, Response 1: As part of Newmont's Spill Prevention and Containment and Countermeasures (SPCC) Newmont commits to inspect the unlined haul road at least daily for any spilled material. This inspection is an existing component of the Newmont pit foreman daily responsibilities,with the spill management component to be added to the existing inspection scope. Inspection reports will be retained on file and will be made available upon request.