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`~ ~ ~~~,FNT op T~'P <br />~~ pis <br />O y <br />y o <br />~ a <br />. ~4 CH R9 <br />IN REPLY REFER TO: <br />COC-55903 <br />BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT <br />Glenwood Springs Field Office <br />50629 Highway 6 and 24 <br />P.O. Box 1009 <br />Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81602 <br />October 13, 2004 <br />1 <br />TAKE PRIDE° <br />NAM ER iC.A <br /> <br />OCT i ~ 204 <br />Diane Delaney <br />Office of General Council <br />Pitkin Iron Corporation <br />F.O. Box 2115 <br />Glenwood Springs, Co 21602 <br />Dear Diane: <br />Givisian nt tt^.inarais ti Geology <br />The following is in response to your letter dated September 7, 2004 regarding the potential rock dust <br />operation and your agreement with Alternative Mining Methods, LLC (AMM). At this time, so long as <br />any material removed from a claim meets the necessary criteria, such as, MSHA rock dust specifications <br />and it is clearly documented that the material is being utilized for rock dust and not for non qualifying <br />uses, such as road base or being stored for speculation, there should not be a common variety issue. The <br />ability to enter the existing rock dust market, however, must be demonstrated, sustained and <br />documented, otherwise, a trespass may occur. This will require copies of the contracts and/or <br />agreements between Pitkin, AMM and the qualifying end users. <br />We will continue to monitor the success of the operation through communications, field checks and <br />appropriate production/sales reports on a per site basis. BLM may also conduct sampling and analysis <br />to monitor the quality and composition of the limestone being produced from the mining claims. <br />For the proposed operation, additional details will need to be provided to address the following: <br />site security (gates), public safety associated with the truck traffic, specific mining plans, timelines, <br />volumes involved, hours of operation, equipment utilized, blending requirements, markets, road <br />maintenance and reclamation requirements. The existing CDMG bonds will be evaluated to ensure that <br />they are adequate for the projected operations. _ <br />If you have additional questions regarding this matter, feet free to call Jim Wilkinson @ 970-244-3085 <br />or Steve Bennett @ 970-947-2813. <br />Steve Bennett <br />Field Manager <br />Covh~M~~ <br />v <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />cc: CDMG <br />