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<br />PARK COUNTY
<br />ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT
<br />COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
<br />836-2771-838-7509-980-1836
<br />P.O Box 216
<br />Fairplay, Colorado 80440
<br />D~ecr-nibs t 3r, 1929
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<br />5t.n;.t~:;,:,r.: ~.~;urces SecCion
<br />fi:•.ir~,i,~:i ~~f :`.ir C'ollution Control
<br />Col ur~:,a~., i:~~n;u~t inrnt of Health
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<br />RECEpVED
<br />D€C 2~ 1989
<br />MINED LAND
<br />RECLAMATION DIVISION
<br />~ i i'i - :.olive of Intent to Or,erat~• :, 1'lac,.r Goid 4itic. B} ?1
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<br />f!.• I •iuit;. Council on Enviruumct,tul ;ruuliL} furm:~ll;.
<br />r:~.In,~.-:.. ,.~., :; ,. !1 "firing's application for I'rr_jlti~e em is.~;ion~,
<br />1~~:~mi.l I.~~ a,-~„c,l or Bela>ed subject to review of th~~ Ce,unc~l cn
<br />hi~•.ir~uuni•.~r,'.::1 (,tn.,liL}- as reyuired b}- State Luw ;anal luc~nl c:.uin,;
<br />F.f ni~.i,..
<br />i Thy ~ouricil on Environmental Quality feels thutt Lhe
<br />i,ul~lic notice is misrepresentative of the project that
<br />:ice! u;,] ly being "proposed". The i,bj~•ct ions unrl
<br />~_.•ct~,s Lo the public notice are as follu,;s:
<br />',) TI,.' proj~sct is noL proposed, i. t. is currrntl~
<br />:a~L. ~c (tL was operating at ].east. ;,:; late es
<br />~:,~r:~mh,~r 9, 1989}.
<br />The aC'OCr i bed M & M Fining ut~a rz,Liun begun august
<br />7, ]989; a tr.entc four hour shift began Tuesd;i}
<br />e~er~ing August 8, 1989. A pronounced and
<br />immediate impact on surrounding residents was
<br />realized including:
<br />1) periodic objectionable dust
<br />2} increases in diesel smoke and odors
<br />3) increased ambient noise levels
<br />d} projection of artificial light
<br />Karl. Count}• has on file signatures of o~cr 10
<br />re;:i.aents surruundin, the mine atteSLing to L1-~ese
<br />con plaints.
<br />B) According to the Public Notice, "the gold will be
<br />estr;.,cted using a shaker table system." This
<br />s to l.emer~t~ is only part ial l,- ac~~tu•^te nr.d the rr fr: r~~
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