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--2 <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />James VAN eLLA <br />From: "Jim VanElla" <goldbasin@hotmail.com> <br />To: <carl.mount@state.co.us>; <gold@twi.com> <br />Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 8:39 AM <br />Carl, <br />I am trying to fill out the Conversion Application permit for Gold Basin Mine. As I read <br />through it I came upon the Responsibilities as a Permittee and the first requirement is that it <br />is our obligation to reclaim the site not limited to the amount of the financial warranty. That <br />we would assume legal liability for all reasonable expenses which the Board or the Office <br />may incur to reclaim the affected lands associated with our mining operation in the event our <br />permit is revoked and financial warranty is forfeited. <br />As you know from being on the site last September, 2004 there has been much disturbition <br />beginning back as far as 1928. The distrubitance should be noted on some type of legal <br />disclosure that there is approximately an 8 acre pit 30 feet deep to bed rock and <br />approximately 300 feet wide. Also continuing approximately 15 acres of disturbance <br />running down to the property line. This is approximately 600 feet wide. We don't feel we <br />should be held responsible for that reclaimation. We would need some written document <br />from your division stating that this predistribution is well known and documented. We aze <br />repeating ourselves but we want this made very cleaz. <br />If you recall, the division even after many years of not billing us yearly for assement on the <br />Emma Load property, the division went after our financial warranty and a large monetary <br />fine. This was not right and you know it. We feel this could happen again. <br />In 1992 we had apre-operation inspection by Wm. York-fern stating in his report the <br />property be documerted that the proposed disturbance can be distinguisaged. <br />We need something this time to keep that from happening again. <br />As soon as we receive something from your office we will continue on the conversion <br />application. Tt must satisfy- our attorney. -" - <br />Deanna Van Ella <br />Find files on your PC instantly with the new MSN Toolbar Suite beta -FREE! <br />2/27/2005 <br />