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r. <br />,. <br />.: <br />5/ <br />V Mount Royale Ventures, LLC <br />9145 Sunshine Canyon Dr. <br />Boulder, CO 80302 <br />Telephone: 720 565-3448 <br />Fax: 720 565-3497 <br />February 11, 2008 <br />Mined Land Reclamation Board <br />1313 Sherman St. Rm. 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />~~~~~® <br />FEB 13 200$ <br />per! ~ ~ ~ Sa etY n, <br />.. <br />__ . - - -__ ___ Re:-2007_Hardro.ck Reclamation Awards _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ __ _____ <br />Dear Members of the Board: - C~rn~la~ ~~'~ '~ <br />./ .i <br />'M° 148-3- 1'il -Mount Royale Ventures, LLC would like to express our disappointment in our <br />nomination for the participation in the Slide Mine VCUP reclamation project not even <br />being considered for the 2007 Hardrock Reclamation Awards. <br />As explained by Sandra Brown of the Division, MRV's nomination was not considered <br />by the Board because of the status of the project as a voluntary cleanup overseen by the <br />Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The Board's explanation is <br />lacking for several reasons. These include: <br />- Past winners of these awards include numerous VCUP projects, most recently <br />the 2005 winner -Burlington Mine VCUP. <br />- The CDPHE VCUP status does not negate the voluntary participation by <br />Mount Royale Ventures, LLC - anon-stakeholder in the VCUP (MRV had no <br />obligation to perform this cleanup and dial so only as a ge.~erous mining <br />operator in the district). <br />- MRV is engaged in active mining and reclamation, holding two (2) operating <br />permits and two (2) prospecting permits from the Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety which have received past awards. <br />- The notice for the 2007 Hardrock Reclamation Awards clearly states: "The <br />MLRB Awards competition is open to any individual company or government <br />entity engaged in the mining and reclamation of hardrock properties". MRV <br />certainly falls into this category and the Slide cleanup was certainly <br />reclamation of a hardrock mining property. <br />Hardrock Reclamation Question.doc <br />