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Bob Oswald Re: West Sunday Mine, Permit M-1981-021 Request for Technical Revision Page 2 of 5 Boundary Change -West Sunday Mine The Operator proposes to adjust the boundary of the Affected Area at the West Sunday Mine. The West Sunday Mine portal and surface facilities were apparently originally located on tunnel site claims covering the mine entrance and immediate area. The area of the West Sunday Mine entrance and related surface facilities is on land controlled by the cunent Operator under unpatented mining claims. The current proposal hereunder is to revise the Affected Area boundary at the West Sunday Mine site to encompass all existing surface disturbance. The proposed Affected Area boundary revision is within the area covered by unpatented mining claims controlled by the Operator. Figure 2 shows the locations of unpatented mining claims covering the West Sunday Mine site (many claims overlay each other in this area -the Operator controls all of the claims in the Affected Areas). The West Sunday Mine site is located on claims DGM-A- 2, DGM-A-3, DGM-A-4, and Radio 1. Attached to this request is an August 29, 2002 receipt from the Colorado office of the BLM evidencing the Operator's payment of the annual claim maintenance fee for the claims covering the West Sunday Mine site. The claims in the vicinity of the West Sunday Mine have been highlighted in the attached list of unpatented mining claims. Addition of Remote Site After conducting detail reviews of past permitting activity and mine operations, it has been established that the SJ-1 vent shaft location and a nearby compressor installation were never included under existing Permits held by previous operators of the mines in this area. The Operator proposes to add the SJ-1 vent shaft location and the nearby compressor installation to the Permit. These features have been added to Figure 2, and the associated disturbed areas have been included in the calculation of disturbed acreage under the Permit. As with the proposed revision to the Affected Area boundary at the West Sunday Mine site, control of the land at the SJ-1 location is also via unpatented mining claims. The SJ-1 site is located on claims St. Jude Z I and St. Jude 23 (see Figure 2). The attached receipt from the BLM and the list of unpatented claims evidences the Operator's control of the lands at the SJ- 1 site. The claims in the vicinity of the SJ-1 site have been highlighted in the list of unpatented mining claims. Description of Boundary The proposed Affected Area boundary for the West Sunday Mine 112 Permit includes the following features: - West Sunday Mine, including access road, surface dumps, portal, buildings, and all related surface installations and disturbances; - WS-1 vent shaft and nearby power transformer installation; - WS-2 vent shaft; - WS-3 vent shaft;