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April 28,2022 <br /> Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety <br /> c/o Ms.Amy Eschberger <br /> 1001 E.62nd Avenue <br /> Room 215 <br /> Denver,CO 80216 <br /> Re:Request for Removal of Cease and Desist Order <br /> Dear Ms.Eschberger: <br /> Grand Island Resources,LLC("GIR"or the"Operator")hereby respectfully requests the removal of the Colorado <br /> Mined Land Reclamation Board's(the"Board")Cease and Desist Order and Corrective Actions Order.GIR <br /> believes that it has satisfied all the Board's Mandated Corrective Actions. <br /> On February 18,2022,the Board issued to GIR its Findings of Fact,Conclusions of Law and Order(attached <br /> hereto as Appendix A)on the matter of Notice of Violation No.MV-2021-017 brought before the Board by the <br /> Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety("DRMS")on December 15,2021 regarding possible violation by the <br /> Operator,Civil Penalties,Cease and Desist Order and Corrective Actions for Failure to Minimize Disturbances to <br /> the Prevailing Hydrologic Balance,File No.M-1977-410. <br /> The Board found GIR in violation of section 34-32-116(7)(g),C.R.S.and Rule 3.1.6(1). <br /> GIR has addressed the Corrective Actions Mandated by the Board,as follows: <br /> 1.1. CEASE AND DESIST <br /> BOARD ORDER:The Operator shall Cease and Desist any further activities underground,except for those <br /> activities approved by the Division,in writing,as necessary to comply with the conditions of the Order,protect <br /> water quality,prevent damage to off-site areas,complete reclamation,or to protect public health and safety,until all <br /> the corrective actions have been resolved to the satisfaction of the Division. <br /> OPERATOR'S ACTIONS:The Operator has taken the following actions: <br /> 1.1.1.Underground Exploration and Ore Production Activities <br /> The operator stopped all activities on November 30,2021. <br /> 1.1.2.DRMS Approved Activities <br /> On December 21,2021,the Operator requested,in written form,approval from DRMS to conduct 17 <br /> specific underground activities considered by the Operator to be most pressing to comply with the intent of <br /> the Cease and Desist Order. <br /> The Operator is in frequent communications with DRMS and continues to request approval for <br /> underground activities that are considered essential by the Operator for continued compliance with the <br /> Cease and Desist Order. <br /> 1.2. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS <br /> 1.2.1.Board Ordered Corrective Action#1-Technical Revision Water Treatment Modifications <br /> 1 <br /> CORE/3522586.0004/174189730.1 <br />