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contaminants will be immediately cleaned up and reported to appropriate _- _ _ , agencies. ~53~Colorado Mazble, Inc., is awaze of the discrepancy between its request for operating season vs. Colorado Division of Wildlife statement. Colorado Mazble is drafting a letter to COW requesting their review and re-consideration of the extended season timetable. From discussions with local wildlife officials, it is apparent that no special calving grounds, herd density (or presence of a herd), bird or small mammal special zone consideration is applicable to this site. Colorado Mazble will contact the Division of Wildlife to see if reclamation plans can be devised in the best interest of wildlife habitat protection and/or improvement ,54~Colorado Mazble will await the Division's calculation of reclamation costs based on information submitted in the application. Chaffee County Special Use Permit requires a copy of the complete Mined Land ~p Reclamation Permit Application as the main document for Planning and Zoning review and consideration. A copy of the amended application including this correspondence will be forwarded to Chaffee County as soon it is completed. It has been confirmed via recent survey work that the staging area is Forest ~- Service land. A Mill Site Claim was filed on this 3.17 acre parcel in December, 2005. Legal Right to Enter this pazcel is being developed via process determined by Forest Service policies in accordance with federal guidelines for development on mineral properties on federal lands yi. Colorado Mazble, Inc, is actively engaged with Forest Service personnel, who ~~ have not yet determined their position in relation to the un-patented mining claims filed by Colorado Mazble in September, 2005. We hope to have FS determination and an action plan in hand by mid-August for proceeding with NEPA process on the federal lands in question. ~,~ ~. Colorado Marble, Inc., is not awaze of encroachment of existing easements by mining operations. It will continue to research this area and report to DMG on any new information received. Colorado Historical Society notation has been considered. The Garfield Mine site is located along the FS 228 roadway one half mile south of the mining zone and will not be impacted by mining or haulage operations. A structures letter will be signed with the mining claim owner to insure that commitment from Colorado Mazble to the land owner. The Lilly Mine lies above and east of the affected land boundary east of Taylor Gulch. Mining operations will have no impact on the remnants of the Lilly Mines operation, the sole remaining structure being the mill building which is presently severely deteriorated by weather and decomposition.