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be the same type of size, impact, hand tools only etc.as we have been-doing when prospecting except <br /> that we would be collecting materials for our personal collection. What would be the cost? <br /> 3) What would be the requirements and cost if we ever wanted to sell materials from a Limited Impact <br /> mining operation? <br /> 4) Is a reclamation bond always required for Casual Use, Low Impact mining? If so,with only 200-1600 <br /> square feet of disturbed area,what would be the approximate cost of such a bond? Is this same bond <br /> required while we are still only prospecting with only 200-1600 feet of disturbed area rather than <br /> mining? <br /> 5) If the cost of prospecting our claims or casual mining of them is unaffordable(especially to people <br /> like us on a limited,fixed income),should we reclaim and relinquish our claims and go back to just <br /> rockhounding,or is rockhounding without the same,exorbitantly priced permit also illegal? Is all of the <br /> BLM and Forest Service literature describing rockhounding as a permissible tourist activity in Colorado <br /> invalid and misleading? <br /> 6) What is the best affordable way for rock and gem enthusiasts engage in their hobby in Colorado? <br /> 7) How can we find out whether or not we need a permit or bond without paying the application fee? <br /> Would submitting the "Is It Mining"form accomplish that,or do we have to pay the application fee just <br /> to submit that form? <br /> 8) Is the initial application fee$288? Is there an additional$172 fee the first year,or is that is <br /> subsequent years? Are these the correct prices of the permit? Are there any additional costs we should <br /> expect? <br /> Reclamation Activities on Our Mining Claims. The letter we received says that we are to stop all <br /> activities on our mining-claims. The last time that we were at the Options Too claim, Richard had filled <br /> one arm of the T-shaped prospecting hole that we had dug, and I had just begun filling the main body of <br /> the hole. (Richard is still exploring the other arm of the T. We would like to continue reclamation of this <br /> dig site now before the ground freezes, and get it reseeded so that vegetation will begin to grow back in <br /> the spring. Is that OK,or would these reclamation activities be in violation of the Bureau of Reclamation <br /> demands? <br /> Summary. We greatly appreciate the help that the BLM,Anthony Davila of the Forest Service,and <br /> people like you and T.C.Waite provide to rockhounds like us. We look forward to your suggestions of <br /> how we can continue to enjoy our rockhounding/mining hobby in the amazingly diverse geology of <br /> Colorado. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Jerrolynn and Richard Kawamoto <br /> 7584 Cedar Mountain Rd. <br /> Divide, CO 80814 <br /> Jerrolynn@wildblue.net <br /> (719)748-8152 <br />