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Mr.Bill Tezak October 14,2021 Page 3 of 4 5) The initial adequacy response provided stated that the operator has applied for a discharge permit. Please modify Exhibit M as necessary. DRMS assumes that this would be a CDPHE discharge permit for dewatering the pit as needed, please correct or confirm. 6) You must provide the source of your legal right to enter and initiate a mining operation on the affected land. DRMS accepts the Record of Decision provided by BLM for lands within the proposed permit under their control, as well as the access agreements provided between Bill Tezak and Colorado Quarries for their parcels. DRMS has not been able to identify the right-of-entry status of the remaining parcels within the proposed 112c permit boundary. These parcels are identified and described as"d", "e" and"f' for surface ownership as well as"d" and"e" for subsurface (mineral) access in the adequacy response received by DRMS on October 8 of 2021. These agreements were stated to have been provided in the original conversion application materials. DRMS was unable to identify current, valid right-of-entry documents as described in the adequacy response in the materials previously submitted. In addition,the document submitted to DRMS via e-mail dated Sept 20,2021 sent by Viscount Mining to Colorado Quarries in which Viscount stated that"Viscount does not have interest in the subject lands" but does not identify which parcels within the proposed permit area they currently hold leases on, cannot be accepted as a valid right-of-entry. DBMS cannot accept "sublease" agreements as a valid right-of-entry to conduct mining and reclamation. Valid right- of-entry documents must conform to the following rule requirements: 6.4.14 EXHIBIT N-Source of Legal Right to Enter Provide documentation of the legal right to enter to conduct mining and reclamation,for Owners of Record described in Rule 1.6.2(1)(e)(i) (all Owners of Record of the surface and mineral rights of the affected land). This may include a copy of a lease, deed, abstract of title, a current tax receipt, or a signed statement by the Landowner and acknowledged by a Notary Public stating that the Operator/Applicant has legal right to enter to conduct mining and reclamation. The applicant will need to provide indexed, current, and valid executed agreements between Colorado Quarries and the identified property owners for these parcels to DRMS, independent of the submitted BLM documents, or provide specific reference by section/page within the previously provided documentation where they may be found. Please also provide a new copy of the"Exhibit C—Map of Patented and Unpatented Claims and Mineral Ownership" with the proposed permit area enlarged. The size and shading of the current map makes it impossible to differentiate between Federal Minerals (BLM)and Patented Claims. Please also clarify the patented or unpatented status of the Sullivan Lode Claims.