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Mr. Peter V. O'Connor <br />Page 2 <br />September 24, 1985 <br />September 16, 1985. Therefore, the reclamation of the Who Do mine <br />dump will proceed according to the reclamation plan contained in <br />the Amendment to the Cash Mine Limited Impact Permit, which was <br />submitted on July 30, 1985. <br />3. When the currently proposed tailings disposal area is no longer <br />available for retaining mill tailings, Gold Hill Ventures will submit <br />another amendment to the Cash Mine Limited Impact Permit. <br />4. During the period between 1958 and 1964, a total of 6 working days <br />were lost at the Cash mine due to adverse weather conditions. Only <br />one working day has been lost due to adverse weather conditions <br />during the last two years of operations at the Cash mine. There are <br />no months that it is impossible to access the mine areas and, there- <br />fore, no need to stockpile ore during the winter months. <br />5. This question was also addressed in my letter of September 23, <br />1985. The Hazel A. edit is clearly depicted on Exhibit C1 of both <br />the Cash Mine Limited Impact Permit Application, and the recently <br />submitted Application for an Amendment to the Cash Mine Permit. <br />It is located above the main access road to the Cash and Who Do <br />mines, between the Jonathan mine edit and the White Cloud mine <br />shaft. The Hazel A. mine is a crosscut, that was driven 615 feet to <br />the northwest towards the Wynona mine shaft. <br />6. At the conclusion of these mining and milling operations, the mine <br />and mill buildings will be maintained for future use. We do not <br />believe that they should be removed. Upon the completion of this <br />reclamation plan, the other land surfaces affected by mining and <br />milling activities at the Cash, Who Do, White Cloud, and Wynona <br />mines will be restored to a forest environment with an enhanced <br />suitability for wildlife habitation. <br />7. Our design engineers considered and addressed several possible <br />problems that could occur with the gravity and flotation circuits <br />in the mill. Our contingency plans are centered around an oversized <br />(73,000 gallons capacity) thickener tank to receive the overflow <br />from the gravity concentration circuit, and a smaller (8,000 gallons <br />capacity) collection tank for the flotation concentration circuit. <br />Both of these two tanks have a higher capacity than the volume of <br />the liquids and solids that will be passing through either the gravity <br />or the flotation concentration circuits. In addition, adequate drains <br />and traps to collect and capture the gravity or flotation products <br />have been provided for by our mill's designers. We do not intend to <br />simply flush this material into the tailings pond if there is a <br />problem in either of these concentration circuits. If you have any <br />written information regarding contingency planning and designing <br />