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STATE OF COLORADO John W. Hickenlooper, Governor DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WILDLIFE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Thomas E. Remington, Director 6060 Broadway Denver, Colorado 80216 Telephone: (303) 297-1192 wildlife. state. co. us May 20, 2011 Dustin M. Czapla, Environmental Protection Specialist Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety 1313 Sharman St., Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 RE: Mt. Elbert Mining Co., L.L.C., Willow Creek Mine, Permit No. M-1983-011 Mr. Czapla: sro?OF For Wildlife- For People I have acquired a copy of the mining application in question from the Lake County Land Use Office. A review of that document (and its accompanying cover letter) reveals that an earlier letter of January 22, 2011 to the applicant's consultant, Ms. Angela Bellantoni, has been incorporated into the application as the entirety of Exhibit H (Wildlife Information) of that application. You may refer to Exhibit H for wildlife concerns and reclamation recommendations. Vegetative reclamation efforts on the property should be a priority and should actually be well accomplished, monitored, evaluated and followed up with any additional efforts that evaluation may identify. Since James L. Arago Area Wildlife Manager 7405 Highway 50 Salida, CO 81201 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Mike King, Executive Director WILDLIFE COMMISSION, Tim Glenn, Chair • Robert Streeter, Vice Chair • Mark Smith, Secretary Members, David R. Brougham • Dorothea Farris • Allan Jones • Gaspar Perricone o John Singletary • Dean Wingfield Ex Officio Members, Mike King and John Salazar