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03%05/2009 13:36 7205653497 MOUNT ROYALE VENTUR PAGE 02/03 <br />Mount Royale Ventures, LLC <br />9145 Sunshine Canyon Dr. <br />Boulder, CO 80302 <br />Telephone: 720 565-3448 <br />Pax; 720 555-3497 <br />March 5, 2009 <br />Ms. Valois Shea <br />EPA Region. 8, $P-W-OW <br />1595 Wynkoop Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80202-1129 <br />Dear Ms. Shea, <br />R-MENED <br />APR 0 8 2009 <br />Division of K motion, <br />Mining <br />Mount Royale Ventures, LLC (MRV) - the operators of the Cash & Who <br />Do Mines and Gold Hill Mill - following our unscheduled and highly unexpected <br />meeting on our pen-nit area today, would Uke to remind you and your office of an <br />issue with your excursion within the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining & <br />Safety permit boundaries operated by MRV, <br />First and foremost, this area is an active mine site, regulated under CFR30 by the <br />Mine Health and Safety Administration. As such, any site visits require proper <br />protective equipment, training and notification of the operator. MRV maintains strict <br />compliance with MSHA regulations which was jeopardized by your unauthorized <br />visit of today- <br />While we are aware that your were invited by one of the land owners, Mark Steen, on <br />this visit, MRV would, like to point out that CFR30 rules and regulations apply, <br />despite Mr. Steen's authorization. At this time, we are unaware of any compliance <br />that Mr. Steen has with the training requirements of kart 48 of the CFR. As such, Mr. <br />Steen is not legally capable of escorting you on an active federally regulated mine <br />site. Under the Joint Venture Agreement that MRV (as a subsidiary of Olobal <br />Minerals. Ltd) has with Mr. Steen, we are required to permit Mr. Steen access to the <br />Properties, provided that this access is in compliance with all regulatory structures in <br />place on the site. <br />Please realize that we regret having to notify you of this issue regarding the non- <br />compliance of your site visit. Farther, we certainly do trot wish to alienate you or <br />your office via this notification. As the liable pemr ttee, we must make clear that <br />there are regulations which, on your site visit, were not followed and that this must <br />not occur in the future. <br />VIA FACSIMILE <br />MRV believes itself to be in compliance with all applicable rules and regulations, <br />most specifically those enforced by your office. In the event that this compliance is <br />questioned, MRV would request that, prior to any entrance into our MSH.A regulated