2009-09-25_PERMIT FILE - M2009076 (30)

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• Hard Rock/Metal Mining Permit Application Limited Impact Designated Mining Operation (110(d)) Venture Resources, Inc. - Hukill Gulch Millsite Exhibit L As per Rule 6.3.12 of the Mineral Rules and Regulations, this Exhibit L shall be the necessary engineering evaluation that demonstrates any permanent man-made structures located within 200 feet of the proposed operation and affected area will not be damaged by the proposed operation. Rule 1. 1.51 defines a permanent man-made structure as follows: Structure: Sienificant, Valuable and Permanent Man-made" means a non-portable improvement to real property which has defined, current and recognizable value of an economic nature; generally including but not limited to: buildings, houses, barns, fences, above or below ground utilities, irrigation ditches, maintained or public roads, bridges, railroad tracks, cemeteries, communication antennas, pipelines, water wells, water storage structures, discharge and conveyance structures, etc. It has been identified that only permanent man-made structure (other than owned by Venture Resources Inc.) exists within 200 feet of the proposed operation. This structure is a public road, as illustrated in Exhibits A & E. This public road is designated by Clear Creek County as a Secondary #4 roadway and is defined: Secondary #4 Roads falling into this category have a wide variety of road surfaces and provide ingress/egress for the traveling public. These roads include; roads which are declared public highways pursuant to CRS 43-2-201 and R-98-181 by the BOCC, and plated dedicated roadways in existing subdivisions which do not meet road design specifications. These roads are open and public roadways but are not included in the Road Mileage Tax System of the state of Colorado. Most of these roads are traversable by four wheel drive vehicles only. These roads receive no snow removal, but may be periodically repaired by the Road and Bridge Department at the direction of the Board of County Commissioners. The road has historically been used to access the mining claims in the immediate vicinity, as evidenced by it's inclusion on US Mineral Survey's attached with property deeds in Exhibit G. Currently, the road averages 10 - 12' in width and is constructed of materials developed during its construction. There is no evidence of any significant improvements or County maintenance of this road in several decades. This roadway does not continue through to any other road systems. The proposed mining operations will be using the road for transportation access for labor, equipment, and ore/tailings hauling. The daily anticipated use is as follows: • Labor transportation, upto 5 passenger vehicles twice daily • Equipment transportation, 3 cu. yd. rubber tired front-end loader, track-type excavator (very limited). • Ore/Tailings hauling, upto 8 round trip loads with a tandem dump truck daily. Occasionally, perhaps once annually depending on conditions, the operations will employ a road grader to maintain the road. This could only be seen as a drastic improvement over the currently existing condition of the road. Having a maintained road in this remote region should be seen by residents of the County as an asset for wildland firefighting. This evaluation has been prepared by Ryan J. McHale, PE dated August 28, 2009 42189 -,.,?G??.. /ONA-10