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<br />State of Colorado <br />Division of Minerals and Ge~~logy <br />1313 Sherman St. room 215 <br />Denver co. 80203 <br />Mr. William C. York-Feirn <br />Environmental Specialist <br />Dear Mr. York-Feirn <br />November 17, 1994 <br />RECEI ~/E( <br />NoV ~ 81994 <br />Oivisio~ of Miheraig $ Ueo og~ <br />I herewith acknowledge and respond to your communication dated November 14, 1994 regarding <br />the Phoenix mine permit No. M-82-075 which has been permitted I believe sinced 1983. The <br />original plan was to reclaim I.o a tourist business, and this is now mostly accomplished. The <br />original claims permitted covered 15.92 acres. Hardly any of this was disturbed for mining in that <br />long period of time. 15.48 acres is now reclaimed for tourist recreational purposes- view, hiking <br />wild flowers etc. The retained area of 0.44 acres is being co-shared for tourism use and possible <br />mining intent. This amounts to 2 percent of the original area, and is less than 1/2 acre. <br />The Tourism activity at the Phoenix mine is being enhanced by television. The mine was shown <br />live on FX cable on the "New York Morning Breakfast show` some weeks back That evening it <br />was replayed at 7pm Denver time. The Phoenix was later shown live on the `America Talks' ABC <br />program out of New York. It was filmed for public television, Dutch television, and Japanese <br />televison. The most recent filming was for demonstrating the training of the Rocky Mtn <br />Expeditionary school on the'Com Brokoff NBC anchor man program. <br />Because of the Phoenix minf~'s value to the states tourism business, Governor Romer recently <br />instructed the State Highway Dept. to help the Phoenix solve the problem of getting a legal sign <br />visible from the interstate highway. We are working to this end <br />Exhibit E- The cost of reclaiming the 0.44 acres to tourism is none. No changes will have to be <br />made as it is akeady, in its present state, being used to show tourists mine related stuff. <br />Equipment, building etc. are of keen interest to tourists as is. <br />Thank you for your co-operation and help. <br />Sincerely yours, <br />cZ~•-h, G~jj a~z~ <br />~II II~IIIII~I~~~ ~I~ <br />sss <br />Alvin Mosch <br />