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COLORADO <br /> Division of Reclamation, <br /> AV Mining and Safety <br /> Department of Natural Resources <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> December 19, 2016 <br /> Mr. David Felderhol <br /> Zephyr Gold USA Ltd <br /> 1959 Upper Water St. <br /> Halifax,Nova Scotia B3J 3N2 <br /> Canada <br /> Re: Dawson Gold Project,DRMS NOI File No. P-2013-002; <br /> Notice of Deficiencies for NOI Modification,Revision No.MD-3 <br /> Dear Mr. Felderhol: <br /> On November 21,2016 the Division of Reclamation,Mining and(Division)received your application to modify <br /> your Notice of Intent to Conduct Prospecting Operations(NOI)Modification(MD-03). The Division assumes <br /> no information in the NOI application is to be considered confidential as only Form 2 was submitted. The <br /> Division has reviewed the NOI modification application for deficiencies. Please address the following items: <br /> Application: <br /> l. Project Description—Items II1.121 and G,pages 4 and 5. Item 12.17 indicates 9,377 feet of new road <br /> with a 10-foot width will be added (note, the cover letter indicates there will be 9,722 feet of new <br /> roads). The 9,377 feet of new road leads to a disturbance of 2.15 acres. In addition, modifications <br /> MD-1 (three 1,000 square foot drill pads)and MD-2(1,700 feet of 10-foot road)resulting in 0.46 acres <br /> of disturbance for a total proposed disturbance of 2.61 acres. Item 12.G states there will be less than <br /> 2 acres of disturbance. Please explain the discrepancy. <br /> Agency Comments: <br /> 2. The Division was copied on comments from the BLM related to the propose road cut(s). As the <br /> Division coordinates financial warranty estimates with the BLM,we will need this information as well <br /> in order to calculate the reclamation liability. Based on observations of new road construction for the <br /> 2016 drilling program during a joint inspection with the BLM on September 29, 2016, both the <br /> Division and the BLM believe a more detailed description of the plan for additional drill road <br /> reclamation is needed. Please describe in more detail and/or provide a typical road cut cross-section <br /> showing the planned backfill/recontouring of the proposed roads. Also indicate what type of <br /> equipment is planned to accomplish this effort. <br /> Financial Warranty: <br /> Please note the Division will estimate a cost to reclaim the site based on the application and your response to <br /> the adequacy review issues above. Please be reminded that the proposed prospecting operations identified in <br /> the current modification application may not commence until the adequacy issues are addressed and the bond <br /> is submitted and approved by the Division. <br /> OF COLO <br /> dew 0 <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http://mining.state.co.us I * *• <br /> John W. Hickenlooper, Governor I Robert Randall, Executive Director I Virginia Brannon, Director * lg76 s <br /> � - <br />