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A a . . R. . „ <br />Pii- <br />Colorado , a jr,44 ka <br />/ <br />it <br />e se Planning Department <br />April 23 2013 <br />Dear Mr. Waldron, <br />Division of Mining Reclamation and Safety <br />Attn: Anthony Waldron, Minerals Program Supervisor <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RECEIVED <br />FR 252013 <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION <br />MININGAND SAFETY <br />RE: Wildcat Mining Company; Mayday Idaho Mine Complex; DRMS File # M 1981 - 1O5 <br />1060 East 2 " Ave <br />Durango, CO 81301 <br />(970)382 -6259 <br />Thank you for your letter dated April 10, 2013 regarding the recent approval of several Technical <br />Revisions related to corrective actions for the mine referenced above. We appreciate that you have <br />taken the time to provide us with a written update on the progress of Wildcat Mining Company as it <br />relates to the Mayday Idaho Mine Complex. Staff frequently contacts Dustin Czapla, the Environmental <br />Protection Specialist for DRMS out of the Grand Junction Office, to insure that good communication is <br />maintained between DRMS and La Plata County, and we were previously made aware of the approval of <br />Technical Revisions 1 through 6. <br />From your letter, it is apparent that DRMS is concerned that the Class II approval from La Plata County is <br />needed for Wildcat to go onsite and re- construct and stabilize the illegal access road. This is not the <br />case. The County recognizes the State has imposed corrective actions, and has identified that a permit <br />from the County is not needed for the condition of the illegal access road to be addressed. In a letter <br />from County Attorney Paul Kosnik to Wildcat's legal counsel, dated July 20, 2012, the County stated that <br />if the current condition of the illegal access road posed an imminent threat to public health, safety, and <br />welfare that Wildcat would be allowed to re- construct and stabilize the illegal access road without the <br />need of a Class II permit. Mr. Fugate and yourself were copied on this letter, which is attached here for <br />your convenience. As a response to Mr. Kosnik's letter, the Attorney General's Office sent responses via <br />two letters dated August 14 2012 and September 14 2012 stating that, "the current condition of of <br />