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occur. <br /> Reclamation-Only$261,813 has been reserved for reclamation of the"affected area"when the mine shuts <br /> down. For 82 acres?With no inflation factored into the figures?Even without structures,concrete pads, holding <br /> ponds,etc.,82 acres could not be professionally landscaped for$261,813.The reclamation allocation is too <br /> small and is not adjusted for inflation. <br /> 2)Environmental Impact Assessments <br /> Zephyr's worked hard to avoid any environmental impact assessments,and done exploration in the Grape <br /> Creek area which is"two protective federal designations,the Grape Creek Area of Critical Environmental <br /> Concern(ACEC), identified in the BLM's 1996 Royal Gorge Field Office Resource Management Plan(RMP), <br /> and the Lower Grape Creek Wilderness Study Area(WSA)."Clearly they are avoiding thorough evaluation of <br /> their operations. <br /> The location of the proposed mine is approximately: <br /> •4 miles southwest of downtown Canon City <br /> • 1.5 miles from Carson City Limits <br /> • 1.3 miles from Grape Creek <br /> Zephyr has expanded their holdings, changed the minerals being investigated,and changed their proposed <br /> mining techniques since being formed.While change is typical, no one knows what the next revision will be. <br /> And no one local is being involved or educated.Change just happens regardless of the community. For <br /> example,on February 21,2020 Zephyr announced:"Zephyr Minerals Ltd.continues to advance its 100% <br /> owned high grade Dawson-Green Mountain Project in Colorado, USA.After expanding its land package to <br /> 1,385 hectares(3,430 acres)the Company plans to explore the entire 12.2 km(7.5 mi)mineralized trend using <br /> the Broken Hill Type deposit as an exploration model."Change is likely to occur again.Will it be in favor of <br /> Zephyr or will the community and area be a primary concern? <br /> 3)Public Risk versus Public Benefit <br /> Zephyr's application does not offer to place a bond to address an unexpected fire,explosion, pollution leakage, <br /> or power outage.Without a requirement for a"problem reserve",where would money come from to mitigate a <br /> significant problem? <br /> It is common practice for government entities to request that developers or other business that conduct <br /> hazardous operations to place a bond to protect the public interest;otherwise,local,state,or federal <br /> governments will have to allocate funds to address realized risks.Without a realistic bond amount,the company <br /> can simply claim bankruptcy when a disaster happens, and leave the costs and other impact to the government <br /> and the local citizens. Unfortunately,this happens all too often across the United States. <br /> Finally,Zephyr is a Canadian public company based in Nova Scotia.While they do rent some space in Canon <br /> City,they have no roots or facilities in Colorado or anywhere in the USA.Any money they might ultimately make <br /> will be returned to Canada.Clearly,the mining operations would create a handful to jobs; however, it is not clear <br /> to me how this limited public benefit even comes close to outweigh the significant risks to public interests. <br /> Thank you for your consideration, <br /> Joseph Roh <br /> Permit Number* <br /> Enter valid letter and then numbers,for example M122112211 or C123456789. <br /> M2021046 <br /> Permitting Action Type <br /> Select revision type or leave blank if comment pertains to a new permit application or NOI <br /> Permit Type <br />