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d(offeJ10n <br />ft)AAPR `[92010 O a7 ' A/l- <br />n c?i 'r`?yci?.?r.??o+a. <br />Divias? <br />April 22, 2010 1,linir? "d V01 I/ 100% e <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />,?? 0 <br />?? , \e\a awe C? <br />.Q'???a <br />1313 Sherman St., Rm. 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 ©"?? ???? jrdn <br />oh 9o,c. `N <br />R a <br />RE: Wildcat Mining Corporation Permit Amendment Application for Mayday Mine <br />?asa?d <br />eP o? <br />Permit # M-1981-185 <br />Dear DRMS, <br />We would like to thank the DRMS for identifying clearly what issues are not subject to the office's <br />jurisdiction. Those issues of "noise, truck traffic, hours of operation, visual impacts, effects on property <br />values and other social and economic values" will be taken up with our local government. In reviewing <br />the DRMS website, we've learned that the Mined Land Reclamation Board (MLRB) directed the Program <br />to respond to written citizen complaints within 30 days of receipt." Exactly what citizen complaints can <br />consist of seems difficult for this citizen to quantify. Emissions or fugitive clust from crushing and <br />screening operations would seem to be a factor of environmental concerns within the purview of the <br />DRMS but instead must be discussed with Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. <br />However, possible and realized violations listed in the Minerals Program Inspection Report, dated <br />12/17/09 and submitted by Wally Erickson provide a useful summary of the activities in which Wildcat <br />Mining Corporation is disallowed to engage as well as what citizens are allowed to discuss with DRMS. <br />With that, a few questions have been developed below. <br />Will the use of the unapproved access road as identified in the above noted report be deemed a legal <br />access to the mining operations without further engineered improvements or has WMC been granted <br />other legitimate access? <br />We understand the scope of a 110 Permit notes limited acreage, while a 112 indicates the disturbance <br />of more than 10 acres. In a report prepared for Wildcat Mining Corporation (WCM) in May, 2007, <br />"Mayday-Idaho Mine EXPLORATION PROGRAM PROGRESS REPORT AND DISCUSSION", the author <br />suggests "The ability to conduct exploration and mining activities on 290 acres of private land provides <br />tremendous exploration and operational advantage." Question: Is a DRMS 112 permit allowing for such <br />an expansive operation or are there specific limits to allowable acreage disturbance identified in any <br />permit acquired by WMC?