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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 />/May 10, 2013 <br />on Coram <br />Gold Eagle Mining, Inc. <br />P.O Box 3007 <br />Montrose, Colorado 80402 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />rc <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S ION O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />RE: Withdrawal of Temporary Cessation Notices for the Hawkeye Mine, M- 1978 -311; <br />Ellison Mine, M- 1978 -342; Burros Mine, M- 1977 -297; and JD -5 Mine, M- 1977 -248 <br />Dear Mr. Coram, <br />John W Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta Pineda <br />Director <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (Division) received Gold Eagle's notices of Temporary <br />Cessation (TC) for the above referenced sites on March 1, 2013. On May 7, 2013 Gold Eagle submitted <br />withdrawals of those notices and affirmed previous statements it would initiate reclamation. The <br />Division acknowledges the withdrawal of the notices of Temporary Cessation and is returning the <br />required fee of $115.00 for each site. <br />Gold Eagle first committed to reclamation, in lieu of submitting an Environmental Protection Plan, on <br />January 7, 2013. Gold Eagle, U.S. Department of Energy and the Division will be meeting on site in mid - <br />May to discuss reclamation plans and requirements for all 4 sites. Gold Eagle will be required to submit <br />a plan and timetable for initiation of reclamation to the Division within 60 days of issuance of the site <br />visit inspection report. Final reclamation of all four sites must be achieved no later than May 31", 2014. <br />Once the plans are reviewed and accepted by the Division, it shall be incumbent upon Gold Eagle to <br />commence reclamation in accordance with the approved timetables. Failure to meet set deadlines may <br />result in the Division issuing a "Reason to Believe a Violation Exist" letter and scheduling the matter for <br />an enforcement hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board. <br />If you need additional information please contact me at the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, <br />Grand Junction Field Office, 101 S. 3rd St., Suite 301, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501, by telephone at <br />970.241.1117, or by e -mail at russ.means @state.co.us. <br />Sincerely, <br />,j 4-d lwc <br />ARussell Means <br />Senior Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Cc: Loretta Pineda, Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety Director <br />�ony Waldron, Minerals Program Supervisor <br />Bob Oswald, EPS, Minerals Durango Field Office <br />Ed Cotter, Department of Energy / Stoller <br />Jeff Fugate, Department of Natural Resources AGO Counsel <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />