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STATE OF COLORADO <br />V DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />March 5, 2010 <br /> COLORADO <br /> D I V IS I ON OF <br /> RECLAMATION <br /> MINING <br /> <br /> SAFETY <br />MAR 12 2010 <br />?IIQn of <br />I3ecl Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />Governor <br />amanon, <br />"Min <br />g and Safety <br />Harris D. Sherman <br /> Executive Director <br />Wayne Giesy Ronald W. Cattany <br />Midas Mining Company Inc. . Division Director PO Box 772 Natural Resource Trustee <br />Philomath, OR 97370 <br />Re: Ophir Lode, Permit M-2001-063, Technical Revision (TR-0 1), Weed Control Plan: Approved. <br />Dear Mr. Giesy, <br />I have received your packet dated 2/28/10, which included the details of the weed control plan and J. Barry <br />Custom Weed Control Inc.'s letter detailing the proper chemicals and scheduling of future treatments at the <br />site. These items were found to fulfill the adequacy requirement for the technical revision. The technical <br />revision has been approved, as of today's date. <br />As noted previously in my 1/13/10 letter to you, the problem stemming from the presence of the noxious <br />weeds and the lack of a weed control plan has been abated. <br />I appreciate your concern with pursuing a thorough weed control plan developed by Mr. Barry. I look <br />forward to seeing the young infestations brought under control and, eventually, eliminated. Please be <br />reminded that the activities carried out and their effectiveness should be reported in your annual reports. <br />There is no increase to the existing bond amount for this weed control plan, since its associated costs were <br />included in the original bond estimate. This technical revision simply defines what the plan consists of. <br />If you have any questions, you may contact me at the Division's Durango field office : 691 CR 233, Room <br />A-2, Durango, CO 81301; telephone 970-247-5193. I hope that we can meet at the site this summer. <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Bob Oswald <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Ec: Steve Shuey, DRMS <br />(c:\10-03 docs\ophir lode tr01 appr/rco) <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines