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Email Address* <br /> Enter a valid email address in this field to receive a confirmation e-mail. <br /> infor@royalgorgepreservationproject.org <br /> Your Phone Number* <br /> Used only to follow up. <br /> 7192751251 <br /> Extension <br /> Alternate Phone Number <br /> Used only to follow up. <br /> 7193152320 <br /> Alternate Phone Extension <br /> Connection to Operation <br /> Select all that apply <br /> Land Owner of affected land Structure Owner within 200' of affected land <br /> Mineral Owner Nearby Resident <br /> Adjacent Land Owner Concerned Citizen <br /> Government Agency Other local 501(3)(c)interest group <br /> DESCRIPTION OF COMMENT OR OBJECTION <br /> (Please be as specific as possible) <br /> Comment/Objection Narrative <br /> The following are comments on Zephyr Gold USA Ltd.'s(Zephyr)mine plan application (Permit number <br /> M2021046)by the Royal Gorge Preservation Project(RGPPP. Note that the bold wording constitutes RGPP's <br /> comments while the non-bolded wording constitutes direct quotes from Zephyr's mine application. <br /> COMMENTS ON ZEPHYR MINING PLAN APPLICATION (9/19/2021) <br /> 1.1 Site Background <br /> "Zephyr USA is submitting a permit application for an underground gold mine and mill that is expected to <br /> generate approximately 90 high paying jobs which along with purchases of materials and 3rd party support <br /> services will be an economic boost to Canon City and Fremont County as well as broadening the scope of <br /> employment opportunities in the region." <br /> (It is easy to pull job numbers[90]out of the air and make a casual statement that each of those 90 jobs will be <br /> "high paying". Mining companies are known to target economically depressed areas with their glowing mining <br /> predictions so that the local population and government will have wildly exaggerated expectations from the <br /> proposed mine opening and operation. Full disclosure demands that Zephyr list the job titles and estimated <br /> salaries so that the Fremont County Commissioners and the public have information relative to Zephyr and the <br /> "economic boost"it will bring to Canon City and Fremont County. It should also be noted that Zephyr states in <br /> the mining application that,"The Dawson Gold Mine,for purposes of this permit, based on current resources <br /> will have a life of mine[LOM],for approximately five years"—2.4.4.1 Background Information, page 19. Five <br /> years of mine operation hardly constitutes an"economic boost to Canon City and Fremont County as well as <br /> broadening the scope of employment opportunities in the region."Zephyr's Preliminary Economic Analysis <br /> (PEA),2017,shows 33 jobs,28 operational and 5 administrative,skilled,and semi-skilled. Evaluative criteria <br /> have not changed to date). <br />