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Your State <br /> CO <br /> Your Zip Code <br /> Maximum of 10 digits. (Example)80202 <br /> 81201 <br /> Email Address <br /> Enter a valid email address in this field to receive a confirmation e-mail. <br /> john@wildconnections.org <br /> Your Phone Number* <br /> Used only to follow up. <br /> 8179394239 <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 Local Conservation Non-Profit <br /> DESCRIPTION OF COMMENT OR OBJECTION <br /> (Please be as specific as possible) <br /> Comment/Objection Narrative <br /> September 1,2021 <br /> Mr.Tim CazierColorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215Denver, Colorado 80203 <br /> Re: Designated Mining Regular Operation Reclamation Permit Application for Dawson Gold Mine, Fremont <br /> County, CO Ref: Permit#M2021046 <br /> Dear Mr. Cazier: <br /> Wild Connections is a registered 501(c)(3)nonprofit organization that has worked to identify, protect,and <br /> restore wildlands, native species,and biological diversity in the Arkansas and South Platte watersheds for the <br /> past 25 years.As our name indicates,Wild Connections focuses on protecting wildlands on a landscape-wide <br /> basis,with particular emphasis upon protecting the connecting links that enable wildlife to move back and forth, <br /> as well as upon protecting the large,unimpacted core areas that can sustain a complete diversity of our <br /> region's wildlife. <br /> Zephyr's application for their Dawson Gold Mine,and greater plans for this gold mine to extend several miles to <br /> the west, poses considerable threats to the area, including to local wildlife and public lands. <br /> Granting these application permits would also further Zephyr's stated goal of an expansive gold mine that would <br /> extend from the steps of Canon City's Dawson Ranch neighborhood at their Dawson Mine site, miles to the <br /> west,onto wild and scenic State and BLM public lands,transecting the Grape Creek proposed Wilderness, <br /> BLM's Grape Creek Wilderness Study Area(WSA)and BLM's Grape Creek Area of Critical Environmental <br /> Concern. <br />