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CC Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company <br />A Joint Venture - ANGLOGOLD (COLORADO) CORP., Manager <br />lJ~.~~ Operations Office <br />P.O. Box 191 • 100 North 3rd Street <br />Victor, Colorado 80860 <br />(719) 689-2977 • Fax (719) 689-3254 <br />SENT CERTIFIED, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED <br />7001-1940-0002-5402-2401 <br /> <br />November 14, 2003 <br />Mr. Berhan Keffelew <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Department of Natural Resources <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />Office of Mined Land Reclamation <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />~E~E~E® <br />NOV 182003 <br />Division of Minerals and Gealopv <br />Re: Permit No. M-1980-244; Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company ("CC&V") <br />Cresson Project; Phase IV Vallev Leach Facility: Bentonite Amended Soil Liner Fill <br />Dear Mr. Keffelew: <br />The Amendment No. 8 Phase IV Valley Leach Facility ("VLF") Technical Specifications <br />for Soil Liner Fill ("SLF") provide for amending natural clay with bentonite to meet SLF <br />specifications. <br />Enclosed is a technical report from Golder Associates presenting the results and <br />conclusions of physical and hydraulic testing conducted on bentonite amended clay from <br />CC&Y's East Cresson clay source for use as SLF in Phase IVc of the VLF. The report <br />specifies the bentonite addition rate of +3% by dry weight. <br />Based on the laboratory testing conducted, the bentonite amended clay meets the <br />specifications for use as SLF. Field testing will be conductecl,during placement, as per <br />project specifications, with results presented in the fmal certification report for Phase <br />IVc. <br />Please contact me at (719)-689-4255 should you Have questions or wish to discuss these <br />submittals. <br />Sincerely, ~ j~ <br />/f~~la~c ~v~y~-ate <br />Marc Tidquist / <br />Senior Environmental Coordinator <br />cc: P. Barnes <br />enclosures <br />Permi (Q ~~~ Confidental?: <br />Class: l l~r it Type-Seq.: <br />From: To:~Y`(~ C <br />Doc. Name: r n r r ct. PcYl4ra r~.H n rr <br />Doc. Date (if no dale stamp) <br />