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: THE COLORADO MINING ASSOC [ AIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br /> 1340 Colorado Stale Bank BuD k* lt' oadway ass $ <br /> Deaver:Colorado 80202-4913 <br /> TEL(303)894-0536 FAX(303)B94.8416 <br /> z sees Apra 4.IM <br /> Path Shwayder <br /> K>a Acft Executive Director <br /> Colorado Department of Public Health d Environment <br /> 4300 C=022 <br /> k Drive South <br /> alb... Demrer2-1530 <br /> cbd owamyJ.David Holm <br /> CHARMN Director <br /> 14EIRift <br /> e..00iow Buk Water Qnanly Control Division <br /> Colorado Department of Public Health b Environment <br /> aywnd 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South <br /> =r umbounr Gut**SUMydde Bold Corporation v.CDPHE-Letter in support of Consent Decree and Order <br /> Cod Coepw <br /> io. Dear Me.Shwayder and Mr.Holm:Aiodie1 On be of the Colorado Nning Assocladw (CMA) i am to <br /> t`re.«. Colorado Department of Heit, alth and Environment (CDPH - approve �e <br /> submitted by representatives of Sunnyside Gold Corporation dated February 29.1996. <br /> The CMA is an industry organization representing apprmdnrhattly 1,000 irhdivfduais and <br /> *A-W"m <br /> ,a& corporations engaged in mineral development ihroughorrt Colorado.the United States aril the <br /> world. Our members include the vast majority of.companies engaged in the extraction of predous <br /> F.PAM and base metals,coal,agricultural and industrial minerals within the state of Colorado. <br /> &Cn . <br /> As environmental taws and regulallons have become kingly complM the state of <br /> Colorado Is perceived by many in the Industry as an Increasingly dif5m It state in which to conduct <br /> operations. Uncertainty over the length of s ma required to obtain permlts and the absence of <br /> defined procedures for mine closure ate simply a few of the many factors that discourage <br /> companies from locating new mineral operations in this soft. The consent decree. <br /> 11>sretors.is an Important step forwaard h establishing a stable,reguMory�onmeM,one that wig <br /> establish a process for the orderly closure of the mine_ <br /> Moreover,the agreement would actually enhance environmental protections by providing <br /> for the treatment of certain historic ruining conditions,through Me removal of certain tailings plies. <br /> And.it would protect the Animas River from pollution during the environmental deanup. <br /> for drainage from agreement <br /> does not adjudicate dff=lt legal questions,such as the operatoes liability9e seeps and springs after the sealing of the mine workkgs. Thus.It does not <br /> establish any Precedent that would threaten or knit the Water Quality Divisions authority in*nbr <br /> cases that may arlse in the.future. <br /> The consent decree Is a major step forward in the uncertainty over the ability to <br /> secure mine closure. Our industry has suffered more than a dedrne In employment over the <br /> last decade. Yet nn'r�ng jobs arse good,stable,professional posh ins that hav�a"iencect the <br /> higthest rate of wage growth in Colorado since 1977. Despite recent adverse publtdty the Industry <br /> contributes substantially to Colorado's economy. '. <br /> For an of these reasons,we ask that you execute this consent decree. <br /> k <br /> erson <br /> President <br />