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4r <br />June 2, 2009 <br />,ffl -f(l&(-) <br />Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company <br />A Joint Venture ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI tCOLORADO) CORE' Manager <br />Operations Office <br />P O. Box 191 100 North 3"' Street <br />Victor, Colorado 80860 <br />f 7191 689-2977 - Fax (719) 689-3254 <br />SENT CERTIFIED, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED <br />7006-2150-0005-2770-4567 <br />Mr. Berhan Keffelew <br />Senior Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Department of Natural Resources <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Office of Mined Land Reclamation <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />RECEIVED <br />2q <br />AN 0 4 2009 <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />??. Mining and Safety <br />Reference: Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company, <br />Cresson Project <br />Phase IV Valley Leach Facility ("VLF") Leak Detection System ("LDS") Pipe <br />Repair <br />Dcar Mr. Keffelew: <br />Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company ("CC&V") is hereby providing a copy of the <br />Phase IV Leak Detection Pipe repair letter prepared by AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc. <br />("AMEC") dated May 21, 2009, <br />As was brought to your attention on May 14, 2009, while conducting the natural gas line <br />trenching associated with the relocation of the natural gas line, the installation contractor noticed <br />some damaged to a buried 3" solid pipeline located west and outside the lined portion of Phase <br />4C of the VLF. Upon further investigation, it was determine to be the solid 3" pipeline <br />associated with water transfer system for LDS-1 I. As you are aware, this solid pipeline in place <br />to transfer any potential water from the LDS beneath the VLF down to the manhole monitoring <br />port. This LDS is dry and there is no evidence of water within the system. At no time from the <br />time of the incident until the completion of the pipe repair was there water noted from the LDS. <br />As noted in the field on May 21, 2(x)9, during your inspection of the completed repairs, the entire <br />solid pipeline was replaced in the area of this natural gas line trenching. AMEC provided <br />oversight of the pipe connections, placement of bedding backfill and trench backfill to desion