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DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866 -3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832 -8106 <br />September 4, 2012 <br />Shannon Murphy <br />Smuggler Gold Mine, LLC <br />100 West Bennett Ave. <br />P.O. Box 661 <br />Cripple Creek, CO 80813 <br />RE: Notice of Intent to Conduct Prospecting Application; Smuggler Gold Mine; File No. <br />P- 2012 -011; Second Notice of Deficiencies <br />Dear Mr. Shannon, <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />C OLORADO <br />D I V I S I O N O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />— &— <br />SAF ETY <br />John W Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta E Pineda <br />Director <br />1. The applicant is proposing to construct a new concrete portal entrance at the Smuggler Gold <br />Mine. Please provide the Division with typical design drawing showing the dimensions of the <br />concrete portal. The pictures of the portal which were provided with the NOI application <br />seem to show an existing concrete portal. Please indicate if there is an existing portal <br />entrance which would need to be demolished prior to constructing the new portal. If so, <br />please provide the Division with the dimensions of the existing portal. Also, please specify if <br />the portal entrance structure will be keyed into the floor and ribs. <br />2. Please specify the amount of material that is expected to be moved in order to construct a <br />new portal and to reopen the 2000 ft. tunnel. In addition, specify where this material will be <br />stored and describe where it will be placed during final reclamation. <br />3. The applicant is proposing to construct a safety room for the prospecting operation. Safety <br />rooms are not typically constructed under prospecting operations. Please clarify if there are <br />known stability concerns within the tunnel. <br />4. The applicant is proposing to construct a portable parts room. Please specify where this <br />structure will be located and provide the Division with the dimensions of the structure and <br />specify the type of structure, i.e., wood frame, corrugated metal, or shipping container. <br />5. The applicant is proposing to clean out existing ponds as part of the prospecting operation. <br />Please clarify how the cleaning of the ponds is related to the prospecting operation. Also, <br />please specify the volume of material to be generated from the cleaning of the ponds and <br />describe what will be done with this material. <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation <br />Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />