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Patricia A. Nelson, P.E., Industrial Unit Chief Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment December 1, 1994 Page two In accordance with the permit policy for mining activities, the Gold Links Mine should be classified as inactive/abandoned mines. Since there is no significant water pollution problems no permitting would be required. There has also been significant misunderstanding as to this inactive mine. The mine tailings were removed a generation ago and no mine tailings in the historic sense are in place on this property. the only material in any proximity to the mine portal is strictly awaste-rock pile with no known toxic nor acid content. The water flowing from the mine portal is strictly astream-flow water situation where water enters the mine significantly upstream from the mine portal and then proceeds through the mine portal and back into Gold Creek. Even if this were to be classified as exploratory mining activities, which it definitely is not, you would have an old existing mine with historic drainage. To our knowledge, the receiving waters are meeting WQS and again, since there is no exploratory activity of any nature, no permit would be required. Mr. Gydesen had understood that if this information was properly presented to your office, no discharge permit would be required. Accordingly, we request your favorable decision that no water discharge permit will be required as to this abandoned mining operation. If in the future there were to be any change of circumstances and any mining or exploration activity was to be resumed, our client would promptly notify you thereof. HFR:ajs Enclosures cc: Joel W. Fennern Melvin R. Gydesen David H. Tippit, President, Gold Links Mining Corp. Bob Oswald, Environmental Protection Specialist Thad H. Turk, Esq. Robert A. Doak, Jr. Bruce Humphries, Minerals Program Supervisor