2011-09-27_REVISION - M1981185 (43)

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GT GreenbergTraurig Christopher 3. Neumann Tel 303.572.6551 Fax 303.572,6540 NeumannC @gtlaw.com September 27, 2011 VIA HAND DELIVERY Mr. Wallace H. Erickson Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining & Safety Durango Field Office 691 CR 233, Suite A -2 Durango, CO 81301 United States of America Re: Supplemental Response to Fifth Adequacy Letter for a 112d -1 Application, Amended CN -01, Wildcat Mining Corporation, May Day Idaho Mine Complex, Permit No. M- 1981 -185 Dear Wally: I am writing on behalf of Wildcat Mining Corporation ( "Wildcat ") to provide the following supplemental response to the Adequacy Issue No. 2 in the Fifth Adequacy Letter from the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety ( "DRMS ") for the May Day Idaho Mine Complex. In Adequacy Issue No. 2, DRMS questioned whether Wildcat had, in fact, added acreage in its August 9, 2011 submittal to the total affected lands stated in its permit application. In response, Wildcat explained that it had not added any affected lands. See Response to Fifth Adequacy, at 3 (Sept. 9, 2011). Wildcat provided as part of its response a chart explaining that the small variations in acreage were clarifications to its earlier submittal which resulted from the use of more accurate survey data and mapping software to calculate acreages. Wildcat has now re- reviewed its permit application materials, and confirmed that the acreages stated in its April 18, 2011 Response to Preliminary and Second Preliminary Adequacy Issues, which were incorporated by reference into its April 27, 2011 permit amendment, are accurate; except that Wildcat has removed exploration roads and drill pads from its application. Specifically, Wildcat has included the following affected lands in its amended permit application: DEN 97,616,201v1 9 -27 -11 GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP ® ATTORNEYS AT LAW ® WWW.GTLAW.COM The Tabor Center ® 1200 17th Street ® Suite 2400 a Denver, CO 80202 ® Tel 303.572.6500 ® Fax 303.572.6540