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<br />Concerns for Future Mine Expansion <br />* Mr. Mueller of Siloam Stone has publicly stated (see attached article from the Pueblo Chieftain) that his <br />mining, per the proposed state permit, will be limited to a 20-acre parcel at one time. Please note that this area is <br />only limited by the amount of bond reclamation money the miner has put up. I~ at any time, that bond amount is <br />increased, either by Siloam Stone or any future companies to whom the lease is sold, a much larger area and <br />indeed even the entire permitted area of 480 acres could be mined at one time. <br />* Mr. Mueller has stated also that it will take approximately 80 years to mine a 20-acre parcel (again, please see <br />Chieftain article). This being the case, the expansion ofthe permit and the special use permit should not be <br />necessary until well into the 23rd century, based on the 160 acre parcel Siloam Stone is currently permitted to <br />mine. We aze not objecting to mining in the current area, simply to the expansion. <br />* Please note also that the 20-acres proposedly allowed by the State of Colorado do not have to be contiguous <br />20 acres, thus several azeas, including the canyon areas, can be mined at one time, even without increasing the <br />bond amount. <br />