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The new access road was constructed illegally and addressed under Violations MV- <br />2009 -007 and MV- 2009 -033. The Operator may not utilize the road for vehicular <br />access or to otherwise advance the mining operation until fully approved by the <br />Division through the appropriate processes outlined in the Act and Rules and this <br />condition for approval of CN -01. The access road issue may require coordination with <br />other agencies, including but not limited to, La Plata County, the Water Quality <br />Control Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment <br />( "WQCD "), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ( "COE "), the U.S. Environmental <br />Protection Agency ( "EPA "), and the U.S. Forest Service ( "USFS "). <br />2. The Operator may not commence mining and milling activities until the <br />Division receives and approves, through the Technical Revision or Amendment <br />process as determined by the Division, the revised work plan(s) addressing , <br />stabilization and reclamation of Little Deadwood Gulch at the Chief Portal and May <br />Day 2 areas, stabilization of the Chief Portal, stabilization of the access road <br />immediately above the Chief Portal, and the Division approves the as -built <br />certifications submitted subsequent to the completion of the approved plans. The <br />Chief Portal was constructed illegally and addressed under Violation MV- 2010 -020. <br />The stabilization issue may require coordination with other agencies, including but <br />not limited to, the WQCD, COE, EPA, and USFS. <br />3. The Operator may not commence mining and Milling activities until <br />the Division receives and approves, through the Technical Revision or Amendment <br />process as determined by the Division, the revised work plan(s) addressing <br />stabilization of the collapsed adit at the May Day 1 area, construction of a new <br />portal and mill facility in accordance with the Act and Rules, and the Division <br />approves the as -built certifications submitted subsequent to the completion of the <br />approved plans. The portal and mill facility were illegally constructed and <br />addressed by Violations MV- 2009 -035 and MV- 2010 -001. The portal and mill <br />facility issue may require coordination with other agencies, including but not <br />limited to, the Mine Safety and Health Administration and USFS. <br />4. The Operator may not commence mining and milling activities until the <br />Division receives and approves, through the Technical Revision or Amendment <br />process as determined by the Division, adequate information for ambient surface and <br />ground water quality for the Division to verify hydrologic baseline conditions, and a <br />hydrologic monitoring plan has been fully approved by the Division and implemented <br />by the Operator as necessary for the Division to verify compliance with water quality <br />regulations and the Act and Rules. The Operator has commenced the required <br />monitoring of surface water and has proposed the locations for installation of four <br />initial ground water monitoring wells. The water quality issue may require <br />coordination with other agencies, including but not limited to, the USFS. <br />Wildcat Mining Corporation <br />May Day Idaho Mine/M- 1981 -185 6 <br />