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COW" <br />July 23, 2009 JUL 2 8 N! <br />DivisiOn 0.. ?..- .._- <br />Mr. Peter Hays Mining and Sate <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203-2273 <br />Re: Permit M-1990-057, June 18, 2009 Inspection <br />Dear Mr. Hays, <br />I am providing responses to the specific problems noted during the inspection of the Leadville <br />Mill and Hopemore Shaft, Permit-1990-057. The June 18, 2009 inspection, followed by your <br />inspection report of June 26, 2007, identified 4 problems listed below requiring corrective action <br />on or before July 27, 2009. <br />1. The sites have not been active for quite some time and appear to meet the definition of a <br />site that needs to be placed in temporary cessation (as required by Rule 1.13). <br />2. Canada thistle was observed in several areas within the mill site. <br />3. A drum of Du Pont CyanobrikTM and two other unmarked drums were observed in the <br />storage area during the inspection. <br />4. Evidence of erosion from the three temporary ore piles at the mill site was observed <br />during the inspection. <br />Mr. Michael Elder has prepared the responses to the above noted problems. The responses are <br />attached to this letter as separate documents. In summary, Problem 1, temporary cessation, <br />presents the position for continued permit active status; Problem 2, Canada thistle, presents <br />documentation of spot spraying; Problem 3 and Problem 4 present activities to date and request <br />an additional 60 days to complete the corrective actions. <br />Please contact Mr. Elder directly for additional information or clarification to the responses. He <br />can be reached at 303-638-2573, meldergunionmilling com, or PO Box 36099, Denver, CO <br />80236-0099. <br />Sincerely, <br />Thomas S. Hendricks <br />President <br />Calais Resources Colorado, Inc. <br />Cc: Robert Calder - Hopemore Shaft <br />Nick Michael .- Leadville Mill