2010-07-27_PERMIT FILE - M2009076 (22)

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Hard Rock/Metal Mining Permit Application • Limited Impact Designated Mining Operation (I 10(d)) Venture Resources, Inc. - Hukill Gulch Millsite Revision l: July 27, 2010 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; Significant 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 94 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 wluch 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 1.0 - 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. There is a road segment that crosses the abandoned waste rock dump at the upper end of the proposed Tailings Impoundment Area. This road already crosses the pre-existing dump and is subject to a high degree of erosion. After construction of Impoundment Bench #5, this road segment will be preserved to a more stable configuration to allow for continued use. In no way will this road segment be eliminated. Venture Resources finds it particularly amusing that Clear Creek County expresses concern over this road in their earlier correspondence. In fact, Clear Creek County Planning Department led a campaign in July 2008 to legally vacate a portion of this road, rendering it non-usable and inaccessible (reference CCCPD case #RD 2008-0001). Ultimately, the landowners pushed back and stopped it from occurring. Funny how such things are forgotten ... or, positions are reversed when it suits a particular agenda. Clear Creek County actually has passed a Resolution on how to address when a historic right-of-way becomes blocked. The landowner could re-route the right-of-way around the obstruction on their property or eliminate the obstruction (reference BOCC R-98-181 & R-99-77). • Page 1 of 2