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Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company <br />A Joint Venluw ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI (COLORADO) CORP. Manager <br />Operations Office <br />P O Box 191 100 North 3''' Street <br />Victor. Colorado 80860 <br />(719) 689-2977 - fax (719) 689-3254 <br />SENT CERTIFIED, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED <br />7006-2150-0005-2770-4567 <br />June 2, 2009 <br />Mr. Berhan Keffelew <br />Senior Environmental Protection Specialist RECEIVED <br />Colorado Department of Natural Resources <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety JUN p 4 2009 <br />Office of Mined Land Reclamation Division of Reclamation <br /> <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 , <br />Paininn :and Safety <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br /> C ??k <br />Reference: Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company, u <br />Cresson Project <br />Phase IV Valley Leach Facility ("VLF") Leak Detection System ("LDS") Pipe <br />Repair <br />Dear Mr. Keffelew: <br />Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company ("CC&V") is hereby providing a copy of the <br />Phase IV Leal- Detection Pipe repair letter prepared by AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc. <br />("AMEC") dated May 21, 2009. <br />As was brought to your attention on May 14, 2009, while conducting the natural gas line <br />trenching associated with the relocation of the natural gas line, the installation contractor noticed <br />some damaged to a buried 3" solid pipeline located west and outside the lined portion of Phase <br />4C of' the VLF. Upon further investigation, it was determine to be the solid 3" pipeline <br />associated with water transfer system for LDS-1 1. As you are aware, this solid pipeline in place <br />to transfer any potential water from the LDS beneath the VLF down to the manhole monitoring <br />port. This LDS is dry and there is no evidence of water within the system. At no time from the <br />time of the incident until the completion of the pipe repair was there water noted from the LDS. <br />As noted in the field on May 21, 2009, during your inspection of the completed repairs, the entire <br />solid pipeline was replaced in the area of this natural gas line trenching. AMEC provided <br />oversight of the pipe connections, placement of bedding backfill and trench backfill to design