2016-04-19_PERMIT FILE - P2016004

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USDAUnited States Forest Canyon Lakes Ranger District 2150 Centre Avenue,Building E ��— Department of Service Fort Collins,CO 80526 — Agriculture 970-295-6710 TDD: 970-295-6794 FAX: 970-295-6795 File Code: 2810 Date: April 19, 2016 GRE 2091 E Murray Holladay Road#22E Salt Lake City, UT 84117 Dear GRE: I am in receipt of your NOI for adit access to CMC 287923, in T9N, R73W, Section 29, within Larimer County. It appears from your photos of the adit that an Abandoned Mine Land (AML) safety feature including a bat friendly gate has been installed on the mining claim. The U.S. Forest Service (FS) is engaged in an on-going effort to mitigate the dangers posed by Abandoned Mine Land (AML) features on National Forest System land. These features include tunnels, adits, shafts, tailings ponds, rock dumps, mill sites and other associated mining features. Mitigation of AML safety hazards may include such activities as placement of barriers, signing, removal of hazardous structures or equipment, backfilling or in some cases erecting a bat- friendly gate or grates to close open adits and shafts. Since you are proposing to open the adit up to exploration, you will need to explain how safety hazards will be addressed. This should take the form of a proposed plan of operations (attached) in accordance with regulations contained in 36 CFR 228, Subpart A. The plan should describe your proposed use of the facilities in question, and the methods you will use to protect public safety, such as, how will you secure the gate to prevent the general public from entering the adit. A reclamation bond may be required to cover reinstatement of the existing closure facilities upon termination of your exploration activities. By working together I believe that we can protect the public from the hazards which may be present on your claim. If you have any questions or would like additional information you may contact Sue Greenley, Lands and Mineral Staff on the Canyon Lakes Ranger District at 970-295- 6735 or sreenley a,fs.fed.us or Patti Turecek, Lands and Minerals Program Manager at 970-295- 6656 or pturecekL&fs.fed.us. Sincerely, Is/Grant D. Hamrick acting for: KATHLEEN K. DONAHUE District Ranger Enclosure cc: Trez Skillern, Abandoned Mines Program Manager Michael Cunningham, DNR u�►s � Caring for the Land and Serving People Printed on Recycled Paper