2008-08-13_PERMIT FILE - M2008037

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Aug, 11 2008 2:43PM CLEAR CREEK LAND USE No. 1383 P. 3 Protection and Reclamation Plans where such requirements are appropriate." The applicant's statement indicates in response to requirement (a) that no designated chemicals will be on-site, However, supporting documentation to meet the requirements of (b) appears to be incomplete. While chemicals will not be stoned at the Emma, Addendum A indicates that chemicals will be utilized in the milling process at an undisclosed location. We believe disclosure of the miling location and a disclosure of the chemical characteristics of the resulting tailings, the slurry, the ground water and the mine water at the Emma should be included in the documents. We request a more specific discussion regarding the man-made underground features, and the geology and hydrology of this area. We would appreciate careful review of these requirements by the Division in order to determine whether an Environmental protection Flan would be an appropriate requirement for this proposed operation. Because Clear Creek County does not have a mining engineer on staff, we can only highlight our concern that the plan to pump the mill tailings slurry back into the Garland shaft may have an adverse effect on the surrounding environment. We believe that the applicant should demonstrate that the plan submitted for this particular site, the mill tailing slurry resulting from processing ore in order to recover gold, silver, lead, zinc and copper, and that containment in the Garland shaft can meat the requirements of this conversion rule. Exhibit )F - List of Other Permits and Licenses Required Our final concern relates to local permit requirements. While the applicant acknowledges "that any structures greater than 200 sq. ft. will requite a building permit," this statement is not an accurate reflection of the County's current Building permit requirements. Clear Creek County is operating under the 2003 International Building Code (Section 105 attached) which requires permits for structures larger than 120 square feet, Based on the applicant's submittal, the 12'XI6' tool storage shed, the 12'X16' hoist building and the 10,000 gallon water tank all will require building permits from Clear Creek County. We believe that the concerns raised regarding this application are appropriate matters for a public hearing. Thank you for the opportunity to submit our concerns and please inform us of the decision of the Division on this matter. Sincerely, 4 Im, S.N* Jo Ann Sorensen Clear Creek County Land Use Division Director