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Response: <br />CME confirms we will comply with this request. <br />2. Since all the drill pads are to be located on hillsides, it is imperative that all drilling <br />fluids are completely controlled and contained offite. Upon closure, the drill hole casing, <br />if not pulled, must be cut off below the ground surface. Please confirm. <br />Response: <br />We confirm that we will use good drilling practice on this issue. <br />3. Please ensure that "general" lithologic and hydrologic records of each drill hole are <br />kept, as well as the details concerning the closure of each drill hole. The (non-confidential) <br />information will have to be provided in the permanent drill hole abandonment reports. <br />Please confirm. <br />Response: <br />CME confirms we will comply with this request. <br />4. It was not made clear in past submittals to DRMS that Pad I was to be constructed on an <br />old mine dump, either in the narrative of the plan or on project maps. It was through a " <br />copy of Unformation supplied to the USFS that this office learned of this detail. As <br />discussed previously in regard to construction of Pad 2, this office cautions the operator to <br />minimize disturbance to previously-mined mineralized materials, so minimize the chance of <br />offsite impacts of sedimentation and/or mineralization. Please confirm. <br />Response: <br />CME confirms we will comply with this request. <br />5. In the construction of Pad 1, on the uphill side of the dirt road, how much additional <br />cutting into the hill will be required? Where will the fill material be placed and how will it <br />be stabilized until reclamation? <br />Response: <br />Pad 1, will involve a minor cut/fill to create the level drill pad required for the project. <br />The fill will be approximately 5 CY, and erosion sediment transport will be controlled <br />though the use of fiber rolls along the crest of the slope and also along the toe of the fill <br />slope. <br />6 The seed mix presented in the NOI is sufficient at this for this office to estimate the <br />revegetation costs. It is important that the operator provide to this office the actual seed <br />mix that will be required by the USFS. Please confirm. <br />Response: <br />Until we are afforded a seed list by the USFS or they confirm that the submitted seed list <br />is acceptable, the provided list can serve as a suitable seed mix for the purpose of <br />preparing a bond estimate. However, CME confirms that we will seed with an approved <br />US Forest Service seed mix on this project. <br />2 <br />