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These are the comments received from the South Park Ranger District concerning the Notice of 110(2) Hard Rock/Metal Mining Reclamation Permit Application Consideration sent to the US Forest Service, Regional Office, Lakewood, CO on May 3, 2003. Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on the 2003 Glacier Peak Mining project submitted by Joseph Dorris to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (CDMG). Our comments follow: Joe Dorris has submitted a proposed plan of operations to the District Ranger, South Park Ranger District on April 3, 2003. Mr. Dorris' proposal includes mining activities for 15 years on the following 8 claims: Qui-Buc No. 2, 3, & 8, Cut Dog, Blue Smoky, Smoky Hawk, Elk Horn, and Wolf Fang. We have notified Mr. Dorris on our receipt of his proposal; and weare-beginning our environmental review for his proposal. We expect to complete field reviews in the next few weeks, and will most likely modify the operation time period fora 3 to 5 year timeframe. There appears to be a conflict in what was proposed to the State, and what was submitted to the Forest Service. Apparently, the State only received a proposal for mining activities on 5 claims, and the Forest Service received a proposal for 8 claims. Those claims that were not included in the proposal submitted to the State are Qui- Buc No. 3, & 8, and Cut Dog. 2. The Forest Service has a plan of operations for Mr. Dorris that was approved in June of 2000. The Forest Service currently holds a $900 cash reclamation bond for this operation. This operation has been approved for a period of 3 seasons or until December 31, 2003. The reclamation bond is for activities on Qui-Buc No. 2, Qui- Buc No. 3, and Qui-Buc No. 8 mining claims. Prior to approving Mr. Dorris' April 2003 plan of operation, we plan to complete a field review/inspection of the activities from the 2000 approved plan of operation. After this field review, we will determine (recalculate) the reclamation bond for the current 2003 proposed plan of operation To reduce the impact on small operators of posting multiple bonds, both with the State and the Forest Service, we would suggest that the State maintain a reclamation bond for a-minimum amount of $3,000 (subject to further adjustment based on ground disturbance) for this operation. We would also like to request that Che State provide any imposed bond information on this operation to the Forest Service. If at any future time the CDMG personnel are in the field making site inspections on the Dorris operation (or inspecting any operation on the South Park Ranger District), we Notice of 110(2) Hard Rock/Metal Mining Page I of 2 Reclamation Permit Applicati~^