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S+~+us-/e~cu~ rn <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY / <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 86b3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />May 1, 2006 <br />Mr. Alan Cox <br />Homestake Mining Company <br />P.O. Box 98 <br />Grants, NM 87020 <br />RE: Temporary cessation of Permit File No. M1977215 <br />Deaz Mr. Cox: <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I O N O F <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLANATION•NINING <br />SAf ETT•ECIENCE <br />ggI ovens <br />Governor <br />Russell George <br />EReculive OirecTOr <br />Ronald W. Gttany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology is in the process of doing a review of all operations <br />currently in temporary cessation. The file or Permit No. M1977215 for the Bulldog Mine Project <br />operation indicates that it has been in temporary cessation since 4/21/1989. This exceeds the <br />statutorily allowed period of temporary cessation by 7 years. The Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Act at Section 34-32-103(6)(a)(3) requires that all operators either reinitiate mining <br />operations or begin reclamation activities prior to reaching the end of the allowed temporary <br />cessation period. <br />Therefore, please provide the Division with written documentation, to include the date, that you <br />have reinitiated active mining operations as defined at Section 34-32-103(8) of the Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Act, or have begun site reclamation as defined at Section 34-32- <br />103(13). <br />If you have any questions, please contact the Division at (303) 866-3567 and ask to speak to the <br />Environmental Protection Senior Specialist responsible for your azea of the State. We appreciate <br />your cooperation in getting this matter resolved. <br />Respectfully, ~ /~ ' <br />,~ <br />H. Bruce Humphries, <br />Minerals Program Supervisor <br />cc: Mr. Ronald C. Cattany, Division Director <br />Mr. Carl Mount, DMG <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />