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TRAPPER MINING iNC. <br />October 20, 2003 <br />Ms. Janet Binns <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Minerals & Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RECEIVED <br />OCT 2 ~ P003 <br />Deaz Ms. Binns: <br />Division of Minerals & Geology <br />Re: Trapper Mining Inc., Permit No. C-81-010 <br />Phase III Bond Release Application (SL-4) <br />Response to DMG/OSM Field Inspection of July 4, 2003 <br />To resolve the issues presented in your July 24, 2003 letter, Trapper offers the following <br />information: <br />1) Removal of powerlines. Part b) discusses the powerline extending from north D-Pit to <br />the F-Pit substation. This powerline is required to remain in service for the foreseeable <br />future. Map 1 removes an access corridor from the Phase III Bond Release azea along the <br />route of the powerline. This will allow Trapper to continue use of this powerline until it <br />is no longer required and can be removed. This corridor will be included in a future bond <br />release filing upon successful removal of the line. <br />2) Monitoring wells GD-2, GD-3, GF-5, GF-6 and GF-11 are within the Phase III azea. <br />Monitoring well GF-7 is outside the area. Please see the locations of these monitoring <br />wells on Map 1. Wells GD-2, GD-3, GD-5, GD-6 and GD-11 aze designated as utility <br />waste monitoring wells and are now excluded from the Phase III application. <br />3) The area identified in this section has been removed. Please refer to Map 1. <br />4) Topsoil piles E87-12, E93-4 and E78-1 aze not included in this Phase III Bond Release <br />application. The topsoil from these storage piles will be utilized in the future. <br />Construction corridors have been included on Map 1 for future access to these piles. <br />Topsoil pile E78-2 is not included in this application as originally thought during the field <br />inspection. Topsoil pile E78-2 is located on Map 1 for your reference. <br />This packet includes the updated Map 1; Reclamation Pazcel Histories for parcels A-B- <br />86, A-B-91, A-C-84B, A-C-86B, A-C-87, E-A-83, E-A-84, E-A-85, E-A-86, E-A-87, E- <br />P.O. Box 187 Craig, Colorado 81626 (970) 824-4401 <br />