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09-25-06 <br />INFORM <br />11:44AM FROM-DMG GRAND JUNCTION FIELD OFFICE 970 241 1516 T-200 P.001/003 F-037 <br />~`~ ExecttiveDirecor FiECEIVE® <br />'DAB <br />~: <br />Ia'~ r <br />c ng <br />Office of Mined Land Reclamation Di~~s ~n n62QC6 <br />Division of.Reclamation,.MiaiAgand,~.af to Y....(p$.I~I_$.}.a.__.. 4'linin9ahrrg1 <br />~ Department of Natural Resources ngSafedtioq <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 ~ ~ ~ ~a ~-,~ ~i cw ~ ~ :, ~.~ ~Wtg ? <br />INFORM Colorado SEP 2 5 2006 <br />PO Box 3637 <br />Evergreen, CO 80437 GRAND Jt ~TION FIELD OFFICE <br />RECLAMATION MI <br />Mr. David Berry "e/V~ <br />A d Airector ACT ~ <br />Re: International Uranium (USA) Corp, Notices of ]ntent (NOT) to resume <br />uranium mining operations in San Miguel County and Rule 7.2.2 Notification of <br />Designation or Pending Designation by Office <br />Deaz Mr. Betty: <br />Information <br />Network <br />for <br />QespoMSi61e <br />Mining <br />INFORM is a state-wide nonprofit organization with the mission of <br />educating the public about the dangers that exist when unsafe and irresponsible <br />mining practices are pez[ztitted. Through the dissemination of information and <br />education, INFORM helps organize residents in local commuuities most <br />threatened by these practices to protect water quality, quality of life, and the local <br />economy. <br />We aze awaze that on July l7, 2006, International Uranium (USA) Corp. <br />submitted a letter identifying their Notice of Intent to resume operations at six <br />uranium mine sites in San Migue! County, Colorado in the very neaz future <br />(attached). These mines aze the Sunday Mine (Permit No. M-1977-Z85), <br />Carnation Mine (Permit No. M-1977-416), St Jude Mine (Perm's o. M-1978- <br />039 kIR), West Sunda Mine (Permit No. M-1981-021), an opal Mute etxnit <br />~ No~M-1980-OSSJ/JL~, <br />.e_ _ .~_ . ,.. <br />Consistent with past practice in other circumstances where mines were <br />proposed for reinitiation of mining after long peziods of inactivity which predated <br />the substantial revisions to the Mined Land Reclamation Actin 1993, we assume <br />that DRMS will conduct a review of the proposed operations to assess compliance <br />with state reclamation laws. Specifically, these mines should be reviewed for <br />whether they constitute Designated Mining Operations (DMOs) pursuant to <br />Section 34-32-103(3.5} of the Mined Land Reclamation Act, as mines that either <br />use toxic or acidic chemicals in extractive metallurgical processing or where acid <br />ortoxic-forming chemicals will be exposed or disturbed as a result ofminntg <br />operations. <br />