2011-09-28_PERMIT FILE - P2011024

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e UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management Gunnison Field Office 650 S l l St. Gunnison, CO 81230 970 - 642 -4940 A g SEP 2 8 2011 GRAND JU <; i,':,r.•.::_aOFFICE DiVi'6*N OF RECLAMATION M{NflNG & SAFETY p -- c)so September 22, 2011 0 A L / RE CE \ \V . . OC1 C LUI Division o1 Keciamation, Mining and Safety CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED #7010 3090 0001 3763 2235 Operator: Gregory Schifrin Minex Exploration PO Box 2183 Sandpoint, Idaho 83864 DECISION 43 CFR 3809 - Surface Management Notice Determination of Required Financial Guarantee Amount Page 1 of 3 In Reply Refer To: COC -75005 3809 LLCOS06000 Your Notice has been assigned Bureau of Land Management (BLM) case file number COC- 75005. Please refer to this number any future communication concerning the Notice. Your Notice for exploration operations was received in this office on July 18, 2011. As of September 22, 2011, your Notice was complete and contains all information required by BLM surface management regulations at 43 CFR 3809.301. Your Notice proposes to conduct exploratory drilling from 5 different locations along existing roads on BLM lands and to properly abandon the drill holes as required under Colorado law. The proposed operations was reviewed by various resource specialists who have determined the operation, as proposed, will not cause unnecessary or undue degradation as defined under 43 CFR 3809.5. Amount of Financial Guarantee - This office has reviewed your reclamation cost estimate and has concurred with the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS) that the amount of $8,213.45 is sufficient to meet all anticipated reclamation requirements. The amount of the reclamation cost estimate was based on the operator complying with all applicable operating and reclamation requirements. All line items contained in the approved reclamation cost estimate are not to be considered as the limits of financial guarantee expenditures in that respective category or task should forfeiture of the financial guarantee be necessary. The line items listed are solely for the purpose of arriving at a total amount for the financial guarantee. This total amount may be spent however the BLM deems necessary to implement the approved reclamation plan, and does not represent a reclamation cost limit or constraint.