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We also understand that according to the Permit Renewal section of the Overview Report on the DRMS <br />-?n <br />website, there are provisions operators to-take two 5-year periods of temporary cessation after which <br />they either need to reinitiate operations or begin reclamation. Does this mean they can simply "take <br />off" for ten years and restart operations without going through the permit process again? <br />According to Colorado Division of Minerals & Geology Report dated 4/22/2010, there are 13 other gold <br />and/or Silver mines listed in La Plata County with currently four, including one of the Mayday Mine <br />permits, indicating their status as active. A concern for the citizens that enjoy La Plata canyon is that <br />further approval of activity by WMC may precipitate the inclusion of ore being processed from those <br />other mines in La Plata County at the Mayday/Idaho mill location. Besides requiring a greater fee for <br />surety, is approval of increased activity to any such magnitude a possibility in the eyes of the DRMS? <br />Installing an unpermitted mill facility in an unpermitted portal seems a direct aff ront to the Rules and <br />Regulations as sefbnforced by the DRMS. This activity has occurred since any previous inspection which <br />is assumed to be less than four years. With "the MLRB directing the Minerals Program to inspect each <br />permitted mine site at least once every four years", we ask how often inspections to this particular site <br />are scheduled? <br />We respect fully the fact that WMC has a right to profit from gold mining and that a legal permit exists <br />for mining operations at the Mayday Mine, but that privilege has to occur within the range of acceptable <br />activities as defined by overseeing government organizations. Laws, rules and regulations have been <br />established to protect people and the environment. After repeated offenses to many agencies, the <br />question remains; at what point does this activity and lack of respect for governing agencies become <br />criminal? With its history of transgressions, we oppose the approval of further activity at the Mayday <br />Mine. <br />Sincerely, <br />lee, 1 / <br />Ken and Veniece Fagerlin <br />Mayday Residents - 4398 CR 124, Hesperus, CO 81326