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„ ` ~II ~I~~I~~I~~~~~ ~~~ <br />Topaz Mountain Gem Mine <br />Walt Rubeck <br />2010 Wold Avenue <br />Colorado Springs, CO 80909 <br />South Park Ranger District <br />Sara Mayben- District Ranger <br />P.O. Box 2 ] 9 <br />320 Highway 285 <br />Fairplay, CO 80440 <br />/'-E'ccc ~ <br />0 <br />~~ <br />J OZ'S/ <br />~/ ~2S <br />File Code: 2810 <br />Date: January 10, 2002 <br />First R~quECEIVED <br />JAN 1 7 2002 <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />CERTIFIED MAIL- Receipt Requested <br />7001 1940 0004 6882 1869 <br />Dear Sara Mayben, <br />In response to your letter dated December 18, 2001. <br />On July 24, 2001 we had a meeting at the mine site with <br />Forest Service Personnel to try and resolve the issues, the meeting <br />seemed to be productive. The minutes were taped with FS <br />approval- a copy of the CD is available upon request. <br />Megen Kabele brought to this meeting a new Plan of Operations <br />which we objected to since we already have a Plan of Operations <br />in effect since 1991- a technical revision (TR) should easily <br />accommodate an upgrade. The Special Use Permit was temporary <br />it appears not to fit and that it is illegal -part of the reason given <br />for the permit was in error, it is our firm belief that no other special <br />use permit like this has ever been issued on a mining claim. The <br />Operational Plan was for 10 to 20 years (not a temporary). The <br />State plan is for the lifetime of the mine, to make a different time <br />limit would be in conflict with the State, such as 3 to 4 years. <br />