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Pinon Ridge Mining LLC <br /> 31161 Highway 90, PO Box 825 <br /> Nucla, CO 81424 RECEIVED <br /> August 15, 2019 AUQ23mg <br /> DMSION OR RECLAMATION <br /> Mr. Lucas West, Environmental Protection Specialist MINING AND SAFETy <br /> Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> Re: Change of Status (CS-2) Information for the Sunday Mines Group: Sunday (Permit <br /> No. M-1977-285), Carnation (Permit No. M-1977-416), St. Jude (Permit No. M- <br /> 1978-039-HR), Topaz (Permit M-1980-055 HR), West Sunday (Permit M-1981- <br /> 021), San Miguel County, Colorado <br /> Dear Mr. West: <br /> We are writing this letter in response to your letter of June 18, 2019 in which you <br /> requested additional information regarding the reopening of the above referenced mines. <br /> We have had 5 to 10 mine personnel working on site at any one time since June 17, 2019. <br /> As we discussed during the on-site meeting on August 5th with you and James Blair of <br /> the Tres Rios Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Field Office, the following work has <br /> been completed at the Sunday Mines Group. <br /> a. Electrical power has been restored. <br /> b. Ventilation fans SM-1, SM-7, SJ-1, SJ-2, WS-1, WS-2, and T-1 have been operated <br /> as needed to ventilate underground work areas. <br /> c. The Sunday and St. Jude portals have been opened and rehabilitated. The West <br /> Sunday portal has been opened and is undergoing rehabilitation. <br /> d. The office/dry at the St. Jude Mine has been repaired and is in good working order. <br /> e. A 12 to 18-inch cover consisting of development rock was placed over the northern <br /> portion of the Sunday Mine Low-Grade Stockpile as was documented in our July 23, <br /> 2019 letter report to the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS). <br /> f. Weed spraying is being conducted on the access roads and mine sites and signage <br /> has been added where required by MSHA. <br /> g. Water tanks have been installed on site and we are using non-potable water from off- <br /> site sources for dust control on the roads. <br /> h. Color indicators and X-Ray Florescence (XRF) measurements are being used to <br /> locate high-grade vanadium ore in the underground mine workings above the water <br /> table. <br /> 1 <br />