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Your Phone Number* <br /> Used only to follow up. <br /> 3036667672 <br /> Extension <br /> Alternate Phone Number <br /> Used only to follow up. <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 <br /> DESCRIPTION OF COMMENT OR OBJECTION <br /> as specific as possioi(, <br /> Comment/Objection Narrative <br /> Operator asserts it is an"environmentally benign project,"yet the mine site at 6,500 feet elevation is 1,000 feet <br /> higher elevation than Grape Creek and the Arkansas river. It is upstream from the water plant intake for <br /> Fremont County.Any discharge from mining operations will find its way to the aquifers underground and/or the <br /> water flows.The mining operation would use approximately 65,000,000 gallons of water per year and an <br /> unspecified amount of chemicals.With the site just 1,000 feet above the Grape Creek and Arkansas River area, <br /> this creates the potential for pollution of the water for present and future generations. <br /> The demand on underground aquifers has been estimated in the permit as"insignificant"but there is no <br /> monitoring or measures to be sure that the demand is having an"insignificant"impact. <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 for a wild fire could create a wild fire <br /> that wipes out the entire region particularly without an established fire protection plan.There is no Fire <br /> Protection plan associated with the current application.The mine location is in a juniper forest,semi-arid climate <br /> which is essentially a tinder box. <br /> Reclamation plans and budget are insufficient.Only$261,813 has been reserved for reclamation of the <br /> "affected area"when the mine shuts down. <br /> PLEASE do not approve this mining permit application! It promises only 90 jobs yet jeopardizes so much land <br /> and water. <br /> Permit Number* <br /> I <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 /> Mining <br />