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C) <br />RPM, Inc. <br />Regulatory Permits Management, Inc. 9050 Old Tom Morris Cir., Highlands Ranch CO 80129 <br />Phone: 303 - 854 -7499 <br />Email: hahumphries2!q)comcast.net <br />➢ Site abandonment with little or no regard for water quality — As required <br />by the Mined Land Reclamation Act and the implementing regulations of the Mined <br />Land Reclamation Board, Gold Hill Minerals, Inc will post a reclamation bond adequate <br />to reclaim the site and protect water quality, in the unlikely event the site was abandoned <br />by Gold Hill Minerals. <br />➢ The need to maintain the existing levels of improvement to water quality — <br />Gold Hill Minerals, Inc agrees that the existing levels of water quality should be <br />maintained. The proposed surface exploration operations are designed to ensure the <br />water quality is maintained. <br />➢ Request to be a partner with Gold Hill Minerals, Inc. at the Bueno Mine in <br />order to foster continued improvements to water quality — Gold Hill Minerals, Inc. looks <br />forward to working with the community to foster continued improvements to the water <br />quality within the watershed. <br />• Joseph Kershner: <br />➢ High risk for contamination to ground water — Section 3.1.7 Groundwater <br />— Specific Requirements indicates ground water is below the locations of the proposed <br />drill pads and core holes. This section states, "This Section is not applicable for this <br />operation. However, if ground water is encountered and results in artesian flows to the <br />surface, we will contact the Division. The reclamation of the artesian well will include <br />prevention of a continued discharge to the surface. This is not anticipated since the site <br />it is well away from the high elevation mountains and the ground water elevation <br />appears to be well below the ground surface, based on observations made in the <br />underground mine workings." <br />In addition, Section 3.1.5 Reclamation Measures — Materials Handling, (6) discusses <br />how each drill hole will be reclaimed once core hole operations are complete. The <br />reclamation bond will include sufficient moneys to not only reclaim the drill pads, but <br />the core holes as well. Section 3.1.5(6) states, "Once the surface exploration drill <br />activities are complete and the core holes are no longer needed, they will be backfilled <br />with bentonite mud, with the top ten feet filled to the surface with neat cement. Some <br />type of permanent core hole marker may be placed in the core hole for future reference. <br />Any marker used will not pose a hazard to wildlife or humans walking across the <br />surface." <br />15 <br />