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Lanham, Linda -FS <br />Front <br />Sent: <br />To: <br />Subject: <br />Revenue- Virginus silver <br />mine to reopen in 2013 <br />By Jessi Marlatt <br />jess i (iitu Laaync ws. com <br />The town of Ouray will once again be bustling with miners <br />working to extract precious metals from the earth when <br />the Rcvcnue- Virginius Mine, up Camp Bird Road, reopens <br />next year. The high - producing Virginius vein will be the <br />original focus of operations. <br />The mine is being leased with a purchase option by Star <br />Mining operations, whose parent company is Silver Star <br />Resources. <br />Silver Star Resources is a private mining company based <br />in Denver. According to its website, the primary goals arc to <br />discover, develop and produce metals from economically <br />viable deposits in an environmentally conscious manner. <br />Originally an oil and gas company, Silver Star expanded <br />operations to include mining in 2008. <br />According to Rory Williams, project manager, the company <br />plans to hire 100 percent locals and anticipates 40 to 50 <br />employees when the mine is in full operation. 'then are <br />plenty of able bodied people in the area, and we will be providing <br />year round employment which will help the community," <br />Williams said. <br />"I think it is exciting to see our economy diversify, but we <br />have to make sure that everyone else's livelihood can still <br />thrive in the process," Ouray County Commissioner Lynn <br />Padgett said in a phone interview. <br />Currently the company is permitted to explore, prospect <br />and repair structural damage to the <br />mine which was closed in 1912 due to <br />a fire. <br />Silver Star is an equal opportunity <br />employer. "Not a lot of women apply <br />for mining jobs, but companies prefer <br />hiring them sometimes because they <br />tend to be more careful when driving <br />the machinery," said Williams. <br />All mining buildings will be underground <br />as well as a mill. This will <br />decrease the aesthetic and environmental <br />impacts as well as reduce noise <br />in the valley. "Our main goal is the <br />preserve the natural beauty of the area <br />Wong, Corey -FS <br />Thursday, January 19, 2012 12:56 PM <br />Condos, Tom -FS; Loupe, Lee Ann -FS; Lanham, Linda -FS <br />Revenue - Virginus silver mine to reopen in 2013 <br />R. 1.0 it 4 3 <br />ED <br />