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_ _ II I I II I II I II IIII III <br /> 999 <br /> �- STATE OF COLORADO <br /> DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY �/ <br /> Department of Natural Resources co��� <br /> 7 '� S �e <br /> 1313 Sherman St.,Room 215 O�Ve� <br /> Denver,CO 80203 <br /> �876 <br /> Phone:(303)866-3567 <br /> * � <br /> FAX:(303)832-8106 Roy Romer <br /> Governor <br /> Michael B.Long <br /> November 3, 1993 Division Director <br /> Mr. Fred Clark 4'v <br /> 10 Timber Cove <br /> Deland, FL 32724 <br /> Re: American and Terry Tunnel Bulkheads, Sunnyside Gold <br /> Corporation, Sunnyside Mine, File No. M-77-378 <br /> Dear Mr. Clark: <br /> The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (Division) is in <br /> possession of your letter dated October 25, 1993 regarding the <br /> technical revision that details placement of concrete bulkheads in <br /> the Sunnyside Mine. On October 27, 1993 , the Division scheduled <br /> this matter for a hearing before the Colorado Mined Land <br /> Reclamation Board (Board) and issued a recommendation to approve <br /> the revision (see attached documents) . The Division would like <br /> offer you the opportunity to participate in the hearing. If you, <br /> or your representative, cannot attend the hearing, I will make <br /> certain that the concerns addressed in your letter are heard by the <br /> Board. <br /> As to your specific concerns, the concept of flooding the Sunnyside <br /> workings has been a part of the approved reclamation plan for the <br /> mine since 1987. This technical revision was submitted by <br /> Sunnyside Gold to provide technical details for the hydraulic <br /> seals, or bulkheads. The plan to flood the underground workings as <br /> part of reclamation was originated by Sunnyside Gold, and is not a <br /> specific requirement of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Act or <br /> the Board. The main goal of the hydraulic seals is to relieve the <br /> company of the difficulty and expense of treating the mine <br /> discharge as required under Federal Clean Water Laws, and to allow <br /> the company to move forward with reclamation of the site. <br /> The Division and the Board share your concern with the loss of <br /> potentially valuable mining properties under this sort of <br /> reclamation scheme, however, requiring mining companies to treat <br /> water at inactive mine sites in perpetuity would, in the long term, <br /> be more damaging to the mining industry than allowing companies to <br /> complete final reclamation, and be released from their obligations <br /> at specific sites. <br />