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?bv <br />3 ry N <br />/q -17 ?7_ 07,z C0 <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />Bureau of Land Management <br />Royal Gorge Field Office <br />3028 East Main Street <br />Canon City, Colorado 81212 <br />In Reply Refer To: <br />3809 (COF020, SSC) <br />JAN 2 1 2010 <br />Mr. Thomas Musch <br />,ko Mr. Stanley Conner <br />19140 County Road 31.9 <br />Weston, Colorado 81091-9752 <br />Dear Mr. Musch and/or Mr. Conner: <br />TAKE PRIDE" <br />INAMERICA <br />RECEIVED <br />`AN 2 5 2010 <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining & Safety <br />Our staff was onsite at the Lee No. 2 placer operation in Gilpin County on December 16, 2009. <br />The intent of this site visit was to conduct an inspectiotrin accordance with 43 CFR 3809 <br />requirements for a mining plan of operations that is currently in effect for this site. Although you <br />were contacted and unable to attend the inspection, we did meet onsite in conjunction with David <br />Bird of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (CDRMS). <br />During the site visit, global positioning system (GPS), available maps and general file information <br />were used to aid in determining the operational area described in the plan of operations, as well as <br />surface disturbances associated with the mining. However, it appears that not much activity has <br />taken place recently within what could be best determined as the permitted area. Therefore, per 43 <br />CFR 3809.401(b)(5), an Interim. Management Plan should be in place to manage the project area <br />during periods of temporary or seasonal closure. Some of the items that, need to be addressed as --- <br />part of an interim management are summarized below: <br />1. Stabilize excavations and workings (although currently this does not appear to be an issue, <br />provisions for stabilization may be needed in the future if periods of temporary/seasonal <br />closure occur after significant work has been conducted); <br />2. Monitor site conditions during periods of non-operation; <br />3. Measures to maintain the project area in a safe and clean condition; <br />4. Notification to BLM of unplanned or extended temporary closures.