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O?jee-+ton -lo Cd u-01 ;. <br />M&Y ay JC6 i o M knee.. G.µr IZX <br />M-1181- la5' <br />Colorado <br />March 2, 2011 <br />RECEIV60 <br />PAR <br />fur ®Z <br />0iviSi o090 P. <br />Min,n9°aR Sa Oa a <br />atety I <br />MAR 0.7 2011 <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mr. Wally Erickson Mining and Safety <br />Mined Land Reclamation Board <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman St, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />RE: Filing of an Application to Convert a 110(2) Operation to a 112d-1 Operation (CN-01), <br />May Day Idaho Mine Complex, Permit No. M-1981-185 <br />Dear Mr. Erickson, <br />Thank you for this opportunity to provide comments on the May Day Idaho Mine Complex <br />proposed permit conversion. <br />We would like to express our appreciation for the applicant combining the activities of the May <br />Day and Idaho Mines into a single 112d permit. The 112d permit is much more suitable than the <br />110(2) permit to address the extent, interrelatedness, and complexity of the proposed May Day <br />and Idaho Mines. <br />The project has two primary challenges of significant concern to the County and to which we <br />hope that the Mined Land Reclamation Board (Board) will pay close attention. The first is the <br />proposed private access road. The second is handling and monitoring of mine waste materials <br />and chemicals. <br />Access Road <br />Access Road West ofLa Plata River <br />The stability of the proposed private access road on the west side of the La Plata River is <br />of primary concern. The access road is located between a rock outcrop and wetlands of <br />the La Plata River. It was constructed without a permit and is currently failing and <br />eroding toward the wetlands. <br />The project application bases its road design on 2008 Plans associated with the failed <br />condition of the road. It supplements these Plans with a 2010 Work Plan to improve the <br />road. The 2008 Plans and 2010 Work Plan, however, do not provide a clear picture of the <br />final configuration and construction of the road. Adequate evaluation of the road can be <br />PLANNING DRPAR,rmFNT • 970.382.6263. • 1060 E. 2ND Avt,.. • DURANGO, COLORADO • 81301