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a few thousand tons of platinum, palladium and gold ore from a secret placer deposit he owned if he only had access to the Gold Hill Mill's processing equipment. When this ridiculous geologic impossibility came to naught, the owners of the Cash Mine refused to ship any ore to the mill as long as J. Wayne Tatman was in control of the facility. Shortly after this,Colina Oro Molina began importing ore from all over the place in clear violation of the original State and County Permits. Every serious violation at the Gold Hill Mill dates from Mr. Tatman's appointment to a position that he proved entirely unsuited for to every observer except his devoted sister. In almost every instance,the undersigned individual was responsible for alerting the Division of Reclamation,the Boulder County Land Use Department, and the Gold Hill Committee on Mining & the Environment of J. Wayne Tatman's permit violations. This is readily discernable to anyone who looks through the correspondence on file with the Division of Reclamation regarding this permit. At no time did the owners of the mines in this district ever attempt to import ore from off-site. The only material that was ever brought to the mill from any site other than the Cash Mine was imported there by Colina Oro Molina. When J. Wayne Tatman finally departed the territory in 1997, the facility and permit were in complete disarray and his sister was considerably poorer if not much wiser. The next permitted operator of the Gold Hill Mill was ITEC Environmental. This company spent a great deal of time and money addressing the problems created by the aforementioned J. Wayne Tatman. When the price of gold fell below this company's breakeven price, they sold the Gold Hill Mill back to the original owners before they had processed any significant ore through the mill. There were no operational permit violations during the time when ITEC Environmental was in charge of the Gold Hill Mill. Mount Royale Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of a Canadian public company, was the next permitted operator of the Gold Hill Mill. They were only processing at the Gold Hill Mill for approximately eighteen months during 2007 and 2008.Mismanagement and wasteful expenditures doomed this company to failure, but there were no serious permit violations discovered by the Division of Reclamation while this company was operating the Gold Hill Mill. The Colorado Milling Company, LLC has been the permitted operator of the Gold Hill Mill since August 25, 2015 but has not yet begun processing ore in the facility. However, this company has spent considerable effort and funds in restoring the Gold Hill Mill to its original condition inside the building and making the property presentable.This is easily discoverable to anyone who simply looks around the millsite. You both commented on the condition of the Gold Hill Mill Waterline. The original installation of this pipeline and the replacement and improvement of the Waterline were included when the Gold Hill Mill was first permitted on September 26, 1985. The Waterline and Access Easement with Boulder County anticipated that the Left Hand Creek Pump Station, the Water Pipeline and the Times Mine Adit would be maintained,repaired and improved during the unlimited time period of the Easement. I would note that there has not been a single letter addressed or forwarded to anyone associated with any of the permitted operators of the Gold Hill Mill complaining of the condition of the pipeline. The Colorado Milling Company, LLC will be removing and replacing the old Waterline after it is granted an Amendment to the previously approved Gold Hill Mill 2