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<br /> SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, CO
<br /> STEPHANNIE VAN DAMME,CLERK-RECORDER
<br /> 04-05-2022 01:02 PM Recording Fee$0.00
<br /> RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS,
<br /> SAN MIGUEL COUNTY,COLORADO,
<br /> APPROVING A MINING SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR TARSIS RESOURCES
<br /> IN KLONDIKE BASIN,WEST END(WE)ZONE DISTRICT
<br /> Resolution 2022-11
<br /> WHEREAS,Gabriel Sweet, Big Rock Exploration LLC,on behalf Tarsis Resources US Inc.,a
<br /> wholly owned United States subsidiary of Alianza Minerals Ltd("Applicant"),has submitted an
<br /> application seeking a Mining Special Use Permit f r Mineral Exploration on its mining claims
<br /> located in the Klondike Basin on Bureau of Land I lanagement(BLM)public lands off County
<br /> Roads 23R and P23,and on the State Land Board section located in Section 16,Township 43N,
<br /> Range 16W,the("Property'),zoned West End(W ). Up to twenty(20)drill sites are identified
<br /> at the project location for the purpose of exploring for copper. The drilling program includes
<br /> developing up to twenty(20)drill pads,each measuring about 60 feet by 60 feet, and an
<br /> equipment laydown area in the existing gravel pit(County lease on BLM land). The applicant
<br /> plans to use BLM inventory roads,county roads,existing routes on public land,and the limited
<br /> development of temporary driveways to access drilling sites. The primary access to the project
<br /> location is from State Highway 141 via County Road 23R; and
<br /> WHEREAS,a West End Zone District Mining Special Use Permit(SUP)requires Two-step
<br /> Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioner Review,per Land Use Code(LUC)
<br /> Section 5-320 F XVI and 5-320 F XVII,pursuant to the standards contained in LUC Sections 5-
<br /> 320 West End Zone District,5-320 K,Review Standards for all WE Zone District Special Uses,
<br /> 5407 Wildlife Habit Areas, 5-1002, Special Uses,5-11 Conditional Uses on Federal Lands,and
<br /> 5-16 Mining;and to the policies contained in LUC Sections 2-8,Natural and Man-made Hazard
<br /> and Resource Areas,2-11 Erosion,2-34 Revegetation with Native Species,2-35 Mining and
<br /> Mineral Processing Operations; and
<br /> WHEREAS,the application was referred to the County Manager,County Attorney,County
<br /> Road and Bridge Director,County Natural Resources Director,County Sheriff,County Open
<br /> Space and Parks Director,County Vegetation Manager,Colorado Department of Transportation,
<br /> Colorado Department of Public Health&Environment,Colorado Division of Reclamation-
<br /> Mining and Safety,Colorado Parks and Wildlife,Colorado State Land Board and US Bureau of
<br /> Land Management, Information Network for Responsible Mining and Sheep Mountain Alliance
<br /> for review and comment; and
<br /> WHEREAS,at its regular meeting held on Thursday,January 13, 2022 the County Planning
<br /> Commission reviewed the application and recommended approval to the Board of County
<br /> Commissioners of a Special Use Permit(SUP)for Tarsis Resources US Inc. or its contractor, for
<br /> the proposed Mining Exploration on mining claims in the Klondike Basin on Bureau of Land
<br /> Management(BLM)public lands off County Roads 23R and P23,the("Property"),zoned West
<br /> End(WE)as presented,based on the finding that the proposed use is consistent with the County
<br /> Master Plan,and with the Land Use Policies in LUC Section 2-8,Natural and Man-Made Hazard
<br /> and Resource Area;LUC Section 2-11,Erosion; LUC Section 2-34,Revegetation with Native
<br /> Species; LUC Section 2-35,Mining and Mineral Processing Operations,and complies with the
<br /> BOCC Resolution 2022-11/Page 1
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