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k <br />January 9, 2017 <br />RECEIVED <br />JAN 1 1 2017 <br />DMSKM OF RECLA MON <br />MWMMDSAFM <br />Tim Cazier <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />RE: Zephyr Gold USA Ltd (Zephry) <br />Dawson Gold Project P-2013-002 <br />NOI Modification, Revision No. MD -3 <br />cam' Response to Notice of Deficiencies of December 19, 2016 <br />Dear Mr. Cazier, <br />On December 19, 2016, Environmental Alternatives Inc_ (EAI) received the Division's Notice <br />of Deficiencies for NOI Modification, Revision No. MD -3_ Please accept this correspondence <br />as response to deficiency items. <br />Application Item No. III -12.F and G,_pages 4 and 5. Zephyr proposes 9,722 feet of new road <br />with 10 -foot width or 2.23 additional acres of disturbance. Total surface disturbance for three <br />NOI modifications includes three drill pads and 11,422 feet of road or approximately 2.69 <br />acres. <br />Agency Comments from US Bureau of Land Management dated December 12, 2016. <br />1. Proposed road construction will be consistent with the equipment and technique <br />used to date. The road construction excavation company utilized a motor grader <br />to construct existing roads. A bulldozer may also be used for the proposed roads. <br />Please refer to Figures 1 and 2 for road profile and typical cross section. <br />2. Zephyr will reclaim all proposed road disturbance as requested. Vegetating the <br />additional 2.15 acres affects Task 050 increasing the bond $3738.90. Hole <br />abandonment bonding including anticipated depths was submitted in NOI <br />Modification -1 (November 6, 2015, DRMS approved January 25, 2016) with bond <br />posted February 18, 2016. BLM accepted the notice on February 9, 2016. <br />3, NOI Modification -1 also included details for fluid drilling and hole abandonment. <br />Mud pits are located within the roadway during exploration in an effort to minimize <br />surface disturbance. The NOI MD -3 reflects only changes to previously approved <br />NOI modifications. In MD -3 only road location changes were requested. <br />En\V/'11r®nrnenW11 � lkernat����i�� ii�c„ <br />1107 Main Street, Canon City, CO 81212 <br />e-mail: eai@bresnan_net <br />Phone: 719-275-8951 <br />