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03/06/2009 14:40 7205653497 MOUNT ROYAL.E VENTUR <br />Mount Royale Ventures, LLC <br />9145 Sunshine Canyon Dr. <br />Boulder, CO 80302 <br />Telephone; 720 565.3448 <br />Fax: 720 565-3497 <br />March 6, 2009 <br />Ms. Valois Shea <br />EPA Region 8, 8P-W-GW <br />1595 Wynkoop Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80202-1129 <br />Dear Ms. Shea, <br />PAGE 02/04 <br />R-ECEWD <br />APR 0 8 2009 <br />Division of KeCMU' tion, <br />Mining and SO* <br />Mount Royale Ventures, LLC (MRV) - the operators of the Cash & Who <br />Do Mines and Gold Hill Zvi ll - in light of yesterday's brief conversation with you, <br />would like to offer some information that you may find pertinent to the regulation of <br />the Underground Injection Control (UIC) - Class V Injection Well Permit by Rule in <br />force at our operation. <br />First, you should be aware that Mr. Steen is a hostile partner in the Joint Venture <br />between Global Minerals Ltd., our parent company, and his various entities. Mr. <br />Steen is currently in active litigation against me and my wife, Lina Collins - MRV's <br />Environmental Engineer, regarding MRV's successful completion of the Slide Mine <br />VCUP on the north side of Gold Hill. We fear that he may be instigating complaints <br />with your department to farther his personal agenda, in effect using the <br />Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for his personal gain, rather than notifying <br />you of legitimate environmental concerns. <br />Mr. Steen has a long history of litigation, complaints to regulatory agencies and <br />hostility towards operators (both legitimate and questionable) at the Cash Mine/Gold <br />Hill Mill. It is also unlikely that Mr. Steen is aware of the permitted status of the <br />operation. <br />You should also be aware that MR.V considers environmental protection a core value <br />of our company. This is evidenced by the multiple awards, on federal, state and local <br />levels, that MRV has received in conjunction with our reclamation activities, <br />pollution prevention, and safety of our operation <br />Regardless of the horrible relationship that Mr. Steen has %rith Mount Royale <br />Ventures, LLC, Global Minerals Ltd. and Matt and Lina Collins, MRV certainly <br />wishes to address legitimate, concerns the EPA may have regarding this Class V well. <br />VIA FACSIMILE <br />From the issues that you raised yesterday, it is apparent that there has been some <br />significant miscommunication regarding our permitting and our activities. Mount