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,~ MI VIDA ENTERPRISES P.O. Box 1523 Longmont, Colorado 80502 (303) 651-2985 February 4, 1995 Mr. Michael B. Long Division Director Division of Mines and Geology 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Dear Mr. Long, ~~~ II~I~~II~II~~I~~ RECEIVED FEB 0 6 1995 Divisir~~ or m~nerais a Geology Mi Vida Enterprises received your certified letter regarding the Gold Hill Mill dated January 30, 1995, yesterday. This letter is formal notice that Mi Vida Enterprises will not conduct milling operations at the Gold Hill Mill until the corrective actions required by the Mined Land Reclamation Board have been completed to the satisfaction of the Division staff. As you know from our previous meetings and discussions, Mi Vida Enterprises has not had anything to do with the milling operations conducted by Colina Oro Molina (COM, Inc.) or by Mr. J. Wayne Tatman. Under the terms of our Milling Contract, we granted COM, Inc. access to certain of our mining claims for the purpose of disposing of mill tailings in the tailings pond and for storing water in the Hazel A, Wynona, and Time mines. COM, Inc. is responsible for complying with all governmental permits, approvals, and regulations governing its milling operations at the Gold Hill Mill. However, Mi Vida Enterprises will make every possible effort to insure that our Co-Permittee, COM, Inc., complies with the Cease and Desist Order issued by the Mined Land Reclamation Board on September 21, 1994. When I spoke before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on 3anuary 25, 1995, I clearly stated Mi Vida Enterprises' position with regard for the need for COM, Inc. to obtain an approved permit for the Gold Hill Mill. Since this only involves editing and rewriting an existing permit and addressing the problems created by the improper disposal of tailings in the tailings impoundment during milling operations that were supervised by Mr. J. Wayne 1