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NOV-14-03 16:14 FROM-Colorado Division of Minerals & Gsolasy +13036663667 <br />~~~~~~ <br />i7~~E~~ <br />November 6, 2003 R~EGEIVE® <br />Division of Minerals and Geology JdOV i 4' X03 <br />At[n: Wallace H. Erickson pialsinn sf Minerals and Geologq <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />D CO 80203 <br />T-232 P.001/001 F-620 <br />,~ <br />ECONOMIC OEVELOPMI iNi DISTRICT <br />OF SOUTNWEStCOLORADO <br />enver, <br />~' <br />RE: C1ariCieation, AM-05, Sunnyside Minc, DMG Permit Na. M-1977-378 ~~ <br />Dear Mr. Erickson, <br />N, <br />ti ~'~ <br />°~ G <br />~. <br />This is in response to the letter sent to Region 9 Economic Development District ?a <br />of Southwest Colorado (Region 9 EDD) concerning comments by Mr. Todd C. <br />Hennis during the hearing that took place on September 23, 2003. Mr. Hennis <br />apparently stated that, "Region 9 migkat be foreclosing on their loan with Mr. <br />Stephen C. Fearn, President of Gold King Mines Corporation." Your letter asks of <br />the status and relationship between Mr. Feam aad Region 9 EDD. <br />Region 9 EDD is anon-profit Economic Development organizarion serving SW <br />Colorado, including San Juan County. Region 9 L'DD has made loans to Mr. <br />Fearns' company in order to put the mill in production for the reprocessing of old <br />mine and mill dumps which will help mitigate heavy meta] contamination of <br />streams and rivers in San loan County while providing new job opportwtities for <br />the community. This project has been continuously working through regulatory <br />agencies requirements, as you are well aware. This has postponed the project and <br />created cost overruns that were not initially prajccted. Region 9 EDD is working <br />with Ms. Feam and has not filed any foreclosure or legal action to collect the <br />loans. We support the project and will continue to work with Mr. Fearn to make <br />the project successful. Anthony Edwards, Director of San Juan 2000, personally <br />contacted Mr, Hennis conceming his erroneous statements. Mr. Hennis confu-med <br />to Anthony that no one from Region 9 EDD ever gave him any information and <br />that he received lris information from another source but would not mention from <br />whom. Anthony has informed Mr. Hennis that it would not be in his or anyone <br />else's interest for him to continue discussing the relationship that Region 9 EDD <br />and Mr. Fearn have without co~rming that information with one of the two <br />parties prior to making statements in a public heazing. <br />This hopefully clarifies the 9ssue at hand, and should you have any more questions <br />or need additional information please feel free to contact me or Anthony Edwards <br />at San Juan 2000. <br />Sincerel1y~,~~Q,~ <br />Ed Morlan, <br />Executive Director <br />cc: Anthony Edwards, Director San Juan 2000 <br />Stephen C. l=gam, President, Gold King Mines Corporation <br />~~ <br />$6fiVING TI IE COUNTIES aF: <br />ARCNULETA <br />DOLORES <br />LA PLATA <br />MONTEZUMA <br />SAN JUAN <br />i0U1'HERN UTE <br />INDIAN TRIBE <br />UTE MOUNTAIN UTE <br />INDIAN TRIBE <br />ADMINIt TRATNE OFFICES: <br />2950. Girard St <br />Ourengo, CO 81303 <br />(9' 0) 247.9627 PHONE <br />{970) 20.7.9513 FAX <br />e-mail: rep ion9etld®lramler,net <br />http'IIWw v.sean.arglr9etld.html <br />