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Aug. 29, 2012 <br />Mr. Bob Oswald <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Durango Field Office <br />691 County Road 233 <br />Durango, CO 81301 <br />Via email to: Bob.OsWald @state.co.us <br />Re: Star Mine Operations 112D Permit Application # M- 2012 -032 <br />Dear Mr Oswald, <br />INFORM <br />INFORMATION NETWORK FOR <br />RESPONSIBLE MINING <br />PO Box 746 <br />TELLURIDE, CO <br />81435-0746 <br />(212) 473 -7717 <br />jennifer@informcolorado.org <br />www.informcolorado.org <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the 112 reclamation permit application <br />submitted by Star Mine Operations for the Revenue Mine in Ouray County under permit # <br />M- 2012 -032. Star Mine Operations is proposing to reopen the historic Revenue Mine and <br />construct a new on -site mill to process over 100,000 tons of ore on an annual basis. The <br />Information Network for Responsible Mining is a Colorado -based citizens organization that <br />advocates for the protection of communities and the environment and actively participates in <br />mining reviews. INFORM appreciates your consideration of the following questions and <br />comments related to the Revenue Mine proposal. <br />Star Mines is to be commended for the thoughtfulness apparent in their mining and <br />underground milling proposal and the detailed consideration given to planning surface and <br />groundwater management and monitoring, yet the application appears to be substantially <br />incomplete. Despite several hundred pages of documents submitted so far in the permit process, <br />no detailed design or engineering plans for the underground mill appear to be currently under <br />review; only seven pages of schematic diagrams (Appendix 7) that explain the process for how <br />the mill will run are in the public file but they provide none of the salient details of how the <br />hydrological regime of the mine and the surrounding environment will be protected. Likewise, <br />there is no geotechnical review of the site or analysis of the potential impacts and safety of <br />