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Introduction <br />Mt. Elbert Mining Co., L.L.C. of Denver, Colorado is applying to the <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety to continue extraction of <br />gold from approximately 10 acres located in Sections 5 and 6, Township 11 <br />South, Range 80 West in Lake County, Colorado currently permitted as a 110 <br />Permit M-1983-011. Mining has occurred at this site since 1963. Mt. Elbert <br />Mining Co., L.L.C. is submitting application to convert the 110 mining permit <br />to a 112 mining permit. The proposed mine area will include approximately <br />40 acres of privately held land and four (4) adjoining 20 acre mining claims <br />on United States Forest Service (USFS) land for a total permit area of 120 <br />acres. <br />Mining will be limited to the privately held approximate 40 acres until <br />such time as the USFS grants permission to mine via the National <br />Environmental Protection Act environmental review process. <br />Page 1 of 23