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~1-~~i$ ~-G~~ ~ cN-o - ~ ~}is~o~ o ~n~-w>ea AZURITE, Inc. 10001 County Road 12 PO Box 338 Cotopaxi, CO 81223 719-942-4178 Fax: 719-942-4178 Mazch 27, 2007 State of Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety Attention: Erica Crosby; Environmental Protection Specialist 1313 Sherman Street Room 210 Denver, CO 80203 Deaz Ms. Crosby, RF~'~~~ ir-~ f ~, Q ~ %uii] / Di:. .n, N.L. ~._ ._ ,y The Chaffee County Heritage letter was sent to the Chaffee County Land Use Commission and noted in their review of the SUP application. The two sites are owned by Joe Lionelle, former owner of the Colorado Mazble claims and holder of the note to all Colorado Mazble claims. The original Lilly Mine is located northeast and adjacent to the affected land boundary within the Prince Albert patented mining claim, jointly owned by Colorado Marble and WCIGbler, (Lionelle). The remains of the Lilly Mine include a collasped edit, rockpiles, and a mill building which has collapsed and partially rolled down the slope beneath the original structure. It is not fenced or posted and poses a distinct danger to anyone attempting to enter the wooden structure. The mill building and all remnants of the mine lie well east of the affected land boundary, but are within 200' of the proposed affected land boundary. The Garfield mine is an underground mine site located app. one-half mile south of the affected land, also owned by Lionelle. The alit was grated off from entry by AML work some years ago. The site includes several small building remnants, roofs rotted off and collapsed and another mill building, whicfi has collapsed and rolled partially over down the slope it was originally built on. This structure is also is quite dangerous, neither posted nor fenced. The proposed M-1987-028 operation has no plan for incurring disturbance or change on either of these properties, nor will operations have any affect regazding their access or disposition. These potential heritage areas were likely selected from aerial photos of the historic mining district and likely have not been investigated as to their potential for rehabilitation. It would take massive amounts of money to bring any of these stmctures back from their advanced state of decay. I personnaly feel that these structures aze not salvagable from any perspective, including historic, as they are pretty much one step up from compost, although they do present a real liabilility risk to the owner. I have seen tourists (including small kids) poking around the Garfield mill structure, which is quite unstable and unsafe. I do not feel that Colorado Mazble has any legal right or responsibility to the fencing and posting issues that ultimately should be bom by the owner, Joe Lionelle.