2006-06-19_REVISION - M1977215

• Permit No: M1977215
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 6/19/2006
• Doc Name: Bulldog Mine Reclamation Project
• From: Homestake
• To: DMG
• Type & Sequence: TC1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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GRANTS OFFICE

15 June 2006
Mr. Bruce Humphries
Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology
1313 Sherman Street.
Room 215
Denver. CO 80203
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Alan D. Cox
Project Manager -Bulldog
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RE: Bulldog Mine Reclamation Project, Mineral County, CO l/
MLR Reclamation Permit - CO 77--215 -File # M1977215
Dear Mr. Humphries: ~ a
Homestake Mining Company of California ("Homestake") received your letter dated 1 May 2006
concerning the Temporary Cessation status of the Bulldog Mine Reclamation Project pursuant to
the above referenced State Reclamation Permit. We appreciate your inquiry as to the status of the
project and attendant request that we respond to the issue raised in your letter.
As you know, we have been undertaking a phased final reclamation and closure program at the
project site for the last several years. Those activities, to a large extent, have been documented in
our Annual Reclamation Report filings with the Division and have been addressed, as appropriate
and necessary, under several Technical Revision Plan filings/approvals for incorporation within the
current MLR Permit.
In order to establish a date by which Homestake initiated final reclamation and closure activity at
the Bulldog Mine (and therefore ended the period of Temporary Cessation that commenced on 21
April 1989), we believe that an appropriate date would be at the time when a decision was made to
dismantle and remove the mill and processing equipmenUbuildings from the 9360 production portal
and processing site area. Consequently, we believe an appropriate date for commencement of
final site reclamation and closure at the Bulldog Mine would be June 1, 1993. As referenced in an
August 13, 1994 DMG Inspection report prepared by A. Sorenson of your staff, it was documented
that building !equipment demolition was proceeding in the_mill site area on that date.
Please feel free to call with any questions or concerns you may have regarding the project and the
present status of reclamation and closure of the site. We would welcome you and any members of
your staff to visit the site as well to review the progress and present status of the project. I can be
reached in our Grants office at [phone] Ext.25 or by cell phone at [phone].
Sincerely Yours,
Homestake Mining Co. of California
Alan D. Cox
Project Manager
Cc: R. Cattany -DMG, Denver
R. Oswald -DMG, Durango
R. Chase - Garrick, SLC