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~ III 111111111111111! • <br />,.~~t <br />a~8T6 ~ <br />KEN SALAZAR STATE OF COLORADO <br />Attorney General DEPARTMENT OF LAW <br />B:\RBARA MCDONNELL <br />Chief Deputy Attomry General t)FFICE OFTIIE ATTORNEY t'sENERIL <br />ALAN J. GILDERT <br />Solicitor Geneml <br /> March I5, 2000 <br />Rocky Connor <br />999 Pinion Hills Drive <br />Carson City, Nevada 8970[ <br />• <br />RE: Comstock Mining and Reftning -Phil Sheridan mine <br />Dear b1r. Connot: <br />STATE SERVICES BUILDING <br />1525 Sherman Street - 5th Floor <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone (303jj 866.4500 <br />FAX (303) 6663691 <br />On February 11, 2000, 1 contacted you by telephone concerning the Phil Sheridan mine <br />site for which Comstock Mining and Refining holds a permit issued by the Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board. During our conversation I informed you that the Division of Minerals and <br />Geology has a concern about whether Comstock Mining has the required legal right to enter and <br />mine the permitted area. From the Division's files, it appears that Comstock's legal right to enter <br />was based on a lease from lartdowrters, Harry and Astrid Covey. However, Mr. Covey appears <br />to have terminated the lease several years ago. <br />In our February 1 Ith conversation, you said that you are trying to negotiate a new <br />agreement with Mr. Covey and would contact him to facilitate such an agreement. On February <br />28 and March 7, I called you and left voicemails asking you to inform me of the status of any <br />agreement between Comstock and the Coveys. YDU have not returned my phone calls. <br />Please contact me immediately at (30i) 866-5 l27 and inform me about Comstock's <br />ability to enter and mime the permitted area, including any agreement you have reached with the <br />Coveys. If [have not heard from you by March 31, 2000, the Division will issue a notice of <br />violation stating that it has reason to believe Comstock is not incompliance with applicable <br />statutory, regulatory and permit conditions, and this matter will be set for hearing before the <br />Mined Lartd Reclamation Board for possible revocation of Comstock's permit and forfeiture of <br />its bond. <br />