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~;, Rug 27 02 04:19p <br />August 27, 2002 <br />LI{A International, Inc. <br />3724 47'x' Street Ct. NW <br />Gig Harbor, WA 98335 <br />(253)851-7486 <br />Fa::(253)851-5449 <br />Mr. Bob Oswald. <br />Dity. of Minerals & Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Rm. 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />(2531 851-5449 p,l <br />Received <br />~ 2 7 2002 <br />ol~ ~ ~arals $ G~eologY <br />FACSIl~iII.E TRANSMISSION <br />(Durango Office) <br />Re: Request for Boazd Hearing for Determination of Requiring a Permit for Offsite Ote <br />Loading Area, Golden Wonder Mine, Permit M-1978-091 <br />Dear Mr. Oswald, <br />Subsequent to our last telephone com~etsation, I personally inspected the site referenced <br />above on the 29a' and 30~ of August 2002, and discussed this matter in detail with Lance <br />Barker and Ken Orvis of Au Mining. I found the conditions of the ore-loadmg site were <br />quite different from what I had envisioned after speaking with you and reading your <br />report. My observations were as follows: <br />1 J There was no visible ore on the ground at the loading site. Further, I did nat <br />see `goose ore", or signs of same, anywhere near the site. <br />2.) There was no visible evidence anywhere on site of ore, or metals there &om, <br />leaching into the ground. In fan, I observed that native grasses were growing <br />on the enact area that ore bags (each containing approximately one ton of <br />crushed ore) were, and have been previously, stored prior to transport. <br />3.) The bags in which the ore is transported appeazed to be water tight, or nearly <br />so, with the only exposure of ore to the e]ements oceurring in a rehttively <br />small area at the top of the bag which is loosely covered with a flap to prevent <br />duel exposure to rain. I personally observed the off-loading and loading of <br />over forty bags (x2) and witnessed no spillage of either ore or liquids of any <br />kind. <br />4.) In talking with members ofthe Vickers family (the owners of the property) I <br />confirmed that ore bags were seldom stored on the site for more than a couple <br />of days prior to shipment. This was mostly due to a convenience concern for <br />property owner and a security concern for the operator. A sizeable portion of <br />the site, which normally serves as a vehicle parking lot, is unavailable for use <br />by the owner during the storage and loading period. Accordingly, l could not <br />determine how you arrived at your conclusion that metalGcs are currently <br />leaching, or would ultimately be leaching, into the soils ofthe site. <br />