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SAN JUAN MINE RESCUE COOPERATIVE Ridgway, Colorado <br />(970) 864-777 x 24 (970) 428-7001 (cell) Fax: (970) 864-7776 <br />M-ailing Address: PO Box 888 Nucla, CO 81424 <br />January 19, 2010 <br />Colorado Store Quarries, Inc. <br />Yule Marble Mine <br />303 W. Park St. <br />Marble. CO 81623 <br />To Whom It May Concern: <br />This letter is to verify that Colorado Stone Quarries, Inc. is a member in good standing of the San Juan Mine <br />Rescue Cooperative. The Cooperative covers all mines in this area owned or operated by Colorado Stone <br />Quarries, Inc. <br />The mine rescue station for the San Juan Mine Rescue Cooperative is located at the county road maintenance <br />facility approximately one mile north of Ridgway, Colorado. This facility provides a proper storage <br />environment to assure equipment readiness for immediate use. All necessary equipment and maintenance <br />procedures as required by CFR 30. Part 49.6 are in place. <br />The San Jan Mine Rescue Cooperative consists of at least two mine rescue teams; consisting of five members <br />and one alternate, who are fully qualified, trained, and equipped for providing emergency mine rescue service, <br />as described by CFR 30, Part 492(b). <br />Please note that any team members supplied by your company must participate in refresher training courses <br />every two months, which includes mandatory wearing and use of the breathing apparatus. If one of these <br />sessions is missed, that person is no longer considered eligible by MSHA to be a team member until training is <br />received to make up for the time missed. This could possibly force closure of all mines in the Cooperative until <br />said training is completed. <br />[_t is your responsibility to provide the Cooperative with accurate, up-to-date maps of any mines covered. As we <br />are currently updating our files, please provide us with a current mine map at your earliest convenience. The <br />Cooperative will occasionally conduct training exercises at your mine site(s) to assure familiarity should the <br />need arise. <br />in the event of an actual emergency, please contact the persons listed on the attached documents. <br />,;v"e pride ourselves as being a valuable member of the community emergency response system and we may be <br />called out to respond to non-member emergencies at any time. <br />Please contact Jess at (970) 864-7775 x 24 (work), (970) 428-7001 (cell) or (970) 864-2116 (home) with <br />questions or comments. We appreciate your continued support and participation. <br />Sincerely. <br /> <br />less W Fulbright <br />Coordinator, San Juan Mine Rescue Cooperative