REV103149

• Permit No: M1977378
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 5/21/2003
• Doc Name: Adequacy Issues
• From: DMG
• To: Sunnyside Gold Corp
• Type & Sequence: TR26
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
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DIVISION OF
MINERALS
May 16, 2003
Larry Perino
Sunnyside Gold Corporation ~
P.O. Box 177
Silverton, CO 81433
MAY 21 ~
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RE: Adequacy Issues for Technical Revision No. 26 (TR-2ti) ~
Sunnyside Mine; Permit No. M-1977-378.
Dear Mr. Perino:
GEOLOGY
RECLAMATION
MINING•SA FETY
Rill Owens
Governor
Greg E. Walther
Executive Director
Ronald W. Cattany
Acting Division Director
On May 1, 2003, DMG received your application for TR-2Ei to the Sunnyside Mine permit.
TR-28 addresses the removal of pre-permit tailings from near bank areas of the Animas
River and relocation of those tailings to MayFlower Tailings Pond 4. The application was
accompanied by check #136287, in the amount of $150. Please find enclosed, receipt
#0875 for the application payment.
Pursuant to Rule 1.9.1, DMG decision date for TR-26 is June 2, 2003. Please be advised
that TR-28 may be deemed inadequate, and may be denied on June 2, 2003, unless the
following adequacy review items are addressed to the satisfaction of the DMG.
Adequacylssues
The application states that pre-permit tailings are in partial contact with groundwater
and that removal of the tailings may expose groundwater. Please note that a well
permit maybe required from the Office of State Engineer, Division of Water
Resources (DWR), for the evaporative loss of the exposed groundwater.
Additionally, DWR may require a notice of intent to construct a pond. Pursuant to
Rules 3.1.6(1)(a) and 6.4.13, please list all permits, which SGC has obtained or
intends to obtain, related to the activities proposed in TR-26. Please contact Jeff
Titus, DWR Water Commission at 701 Camino del Rio, Suite 205, Durango, CO
81301, phone: [phone], email: [e-mail].
2. The application indicates that the pre-permit tailings will be removed from an area
previously reclaimed. Previous reclamation efforts included placement of subsoil
cap material and revegetation. However, tailings are rising up through the cap
material and the previous efforts for revegetation exhibit limited success. Pursuant
to Rule 3.1.10(8)(e), the value of the previously placed cap and embankment
material appears marginal, at best, for future reclamation purposes. Please clarify
that previously placed cap and embankment materials, which have become
significantly degraded through contact with the pre-permit tailings, shall also be