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have resulted from mining?It is certainly possible that the proposed Dawson Gold Mine could be yet another <br /> disaster in the making. <br /> The permit is non-specific in the amount of water reserved for fire mitigation. It states"sufficient."There is no <br /> Fire Protection plan associated with the current application. How could government entities approve the permit <br /> without an assurance of being able to mitigate a fire before it becomes a wildfire?The mine location is in a <br /> juniper forest,semi-arid climate which is essentially a tinder box. <br /> There would be"approximately 13,000 pounds of explosives onsite for up to a week of blasting activity... <br /> replenished weekly".Adding explosives to an area already a tinder box could create a wildfire that wipes out the <br /> entire region particularly without an established fire protection plan.Why incur this risk? <br /> Chemicals that will be used in specified processing include: <br /> •Potassium Amyl Xanthate-2,250 Ibs onsite <br /> •Methyl IsoButyl Carbinol-900 Ibs <br /> •Generic anionic emulsion flocculent-450 Ibs <br /> That's 3,600 pounds of chemicals to be stored onsite and refreshed as needed. No one knows how these <br /> chemicals will interact with the ore taken from the mine and whether they will become toxic or not. Mix <br /> chemicals and ore of unknown reaction with 65,000,000 gallons of water annually and a potential disaster could <br /> occur. <br /> Only$261,813 has been reserved for reclamation of the"affected area"when the mine shuts down. For 82 <br /> acres.With no inflation factored into the figures. Even without structures,concrete pads, holding ponds,etc., 82 <br /> acres could not be professionally landscaped for$261,813.The reclamation allocation is too small and is not <br /> adjusted for inflation. <br /> There are no funds allocated to address unexpected fire,explosion, pollution leakage,or power outage.Zephyr <br /> must seek additional funding to operate a mine or sell off to a larger concern. <br /> As a very concerned citizen of Carson City, I'm asking that you do not approve this mining permit application. <br /> The application does not have sufficient assurances that a long-term disaster will not happen or that short term <br /> significant problems can be resolved. <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 /> County <br /> Fremont <br /> Enter one county only <br /> Site Name <br /> Dawson Gold Mine <br /> Perm ittee/Operator Name <br /> Zephyr Gold USA Ltd <br /> Comment or Objection <br /> Objection <br /> Support <br /> General Comment <br /> Agency Comment <br />