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a ~~®~~® • <br />nu G x ~ rasa <br />MINED LAND <br />~iECLAMAYION DIVISION <br />I<nom 21`; <br />7. :'; Shermeln St. <br />Denver Col nr a.do Fii Y~il:'; <br />X94:' Sunstltne C:anvon Drive <br />Boulder, L:olorado FjO;ii~. <br />f-i Llq Ll5t )h, lr:'Fi~ <br />Colorado Mined Land Fteclamatlon Board <br />Attn: I°Ir. Dan t-lernandez <br />De~:.~r I°Ir. Hr=r-r-~ande~ <br />6Je i:~rant to e;:press great. r_oncern about the appl:icatinn by Mr. <br />Harry Covey t.o :-start a. mi.n> nu operat7 on near- the town of <br />£;unshanr=. As wr--. understand it, t.hi's o~~r_rat>.on will involve a <br />rr~:u;.mL.lm o~f .t.5 acres to hold material removed from e;:ist.inq <br />l:unneas and shafts. Th:i.s is an explor-atinn phase which may he <br />e?;p,anr:ied later .ti- the. assays >.ndicat:e: =,uf~f>.r_i.ent grade. ~~fhe7•~e is <br />..-ils~a nler~t.ion of con=_trLrct>.or~ of a. conr_entr'ai:or,r whir.:h we a.ssLtme° <br />war_itd only happen i~f i:hra pro.7ect passes beYOnd the e:;par_±ration <br />pha~ ae.. <br />Lb..lr concerns ar-e sr_In7mari~ed braow: <br />1, 1=f+ect on ground ware=r. r^,ny mi.ninq ^perati.on has the <br />not. c=nha gal ~+~or a m~a+7or e{Feet on grclund water t.hr-oLUah seepa[le <br />of cherni.r.al.s involved in thEa operaL~en. hlan•d homes are <br />rlel±endent. Upon 4acl.ls for a+ater and 't.ht pro~~p~r=t of <br />contami.nati.an i.'-, quJte a.larrn.i.nq. <br />,_ , n <br />'-' St:.,Li.ai.zat.inn of~ me~lirr~.i.a]. r-emnved ~Fr-om mane. The= terra~.n <br />t.ht5 arc=a has st.er.~p =;l.ooes. We ar-e du6i.ou.s that sLrfFici.ent. <br />~structa~.res can be ron_a.ruct.ed to guar-ants=e tt~a.t. none of the <br />ma~teri.al re:n7oved from the m~.ne wi.l.l. run off ~.n a suhstanttal <br />ra:r nsi::orr7. "fl".e effect of 1:.h.i s erol oq_ i r_.-~.l 1 v damaglnq mater-:i. a.l <br />nn streams i s deva~_t:atang.. <br />:.. 41at.er ust=acJrs. Cnncentral_or-s con..=_..Lrme large gt.r~~r-t~.ti.cs ai~ <br />water-.. The local water tahle as tenuous enough wail=hr:xst the <br />~:r rJdi. i=i.on ot- a nua ior- wel ] or- set. of wells. <br />4. F-i:~a1 rE_s±oratior~. Wr--~ ur~ders{=and that. the laVJ regl..lires <br />resioratton elf i:.he ].and to its oritai.na.l. r_ondit.inr. once mining <br />opr=r;ations have cr-:+asnd. I°lany t. i.rnes t:he nri.ginaJ. owner is nn <br />'Longer i.nvol.•.~ed when this point i.=.. rear._hc:d and the ~f:inanc>.ai. <br />r-esnurces of the owners gr corporation a~t 'that time may not <br />I.+e sufficicnL tr_, olay for- this rr:~storat:ion, f.=_. there <br />pr-nv:i.sion fear ee.r.rgw of money to he sure that t:h.i.=..: <br />r"r=r_:~lor~:,t:ion i.s acr_cn7ol.ishe[I^. <br />T ('),.hc.D.) have worl::ed fc.7r 7 years designi.nu, constrl..lct_inn and <br />:i. n~-.tra 1. :Linn el r_r_.tronic a. n~:,tr uments in m~.ner.a 1. prgr=e=~si nq pl amts ~in <br />al.l F±ar-ts of the raurld. 1 have observed the destruction mf tl-7e <br />~~:.~nvlronment which i.ne•di.ta.bly ae-comp•_,r~,.es mining operations. The <br />