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A AMERI <br />SODA, <br />Tq V?(S. <br />C A N? RECEIVED <br />L L P JAN 3 0 2009 <br />Todd Wilson <br />Plant Manager <br />2717 County Road 215 DIVISION OF International Telephone +1 (970) 285-6500 <br />Parachute, CO 81635 RECLAMATION MINING & SAFETY Toll Free Customer Service (866) 4 BICARB <br />General Facsimile (970) 285-6393 <br />Wednesday, January 28, 2009 <br />Mr. Travis Marshall <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safet <br />Grand Junction Field Office <br />101 Third Street, Suite 310 <br />Grand Junction, CO 81501 <br />ENV004.09 <br />RECEIVED <br />FEB 0 2 2000 <br />Division of Reciamation, <br />mnhv and Safety <br />Dear Mr. Marshall: <br />Enclosed are two copies o American Soda's 33r Q erly Repo in compliance with <br />Hard Rock Mining Operatio Permit No M-99-002 ne copy of th document is not <br />bound so it can easily be electronically scanned. These documents include environmental <br />ground water monitoring data collected and compiled during our thirty third quarter of <br />operations (December 2008). No solution mining activity occurred during the report <br />period. <br />The ground water data summary report is spiral bound as a non-confidential document and <br />includes a comparison of the 33rd operational quarter with baseline and operational <br />general statistics prior to the current reporting period. In addition, the tables provide <br />information for comparison of Ground Water Standards as provided in Regulation No. 41 <br />and Numeric Protective Levels and Early Warning Indicators as amended in TR-4. <br />Comparison of the data values with the Early Warning Indicators (EWI) and the Numeric <br />Protective Levels (NPL) indicates no values above the calculated EWI or NPL during the <br />sample period. <br />The four well strings which failed MIT in September 2008 were plugged and abandoned <br />through coil tubing in December 2008. Copies of the BLM Sundry Notices on this <br />cementing activity are included. <br />Should you have any questions or comments regarding this information, please contact me <br />at (970) 285-0428 or Celina Akin at (970) 285-0406. <br />Sincerely, <br />Delivering a Crystal Clear Advantage <br />www.americansoda.com