Blm Letter In Re Backfilling Lakeside Claims

FROM

PHONE NO.

KETTERING KUST0M MRSONRY

513 2335082

Jun. 03 2009 01:50PM P1

United States Depalilnent of the Interior BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Salt l..ak~ Field Office 2370 Snuth 2300 W~L SalllA~kc City, lil.l.lh 84119 ph: (ROI) 977-4300; Fax: (SOl) 977-4397

www.uLblrt;l,ggv/silltlnkc f.o

IN RePLY REFER TO:

3809,3720

MAY .2 9 LDU~

Certified Mail No. - 7008 3202 0002 7182 3941 Return Receipt Requested Donald Weihrauch 851 Twin Oaks Dr. Dayton, Ohio 45431 Dear Mr. Weihrauch: On April 24, 2009, this office received copies of your notice of location for mining claims located in T. 2

N:, R. 9 W.o W"Ih of Section 11., named Silver Queen-Placer and Silver Quc~en-Lode, UMC 408381 and UMC 408380, respectively,located on February 8. 2009. As of the date of this letter. you are the claimant of record for said claims.

The, Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program (UDOGM, AMRP) is scheduled to conduct reclamation of existing physical safety hazards that were created from previous and now abandoned mining activities in the Lakeside Mountains, some of which are located within the boundaries of your recently staked unpate:oted mining claims. The inventory, public meetings, engineering and design and the Environmental Assessment (EA) have aU 'been c()mpleted and the Decision Record was signed on February 13,2009, This gives the UDOGM. AMRP the approval to move forward with their project in the Lakeside Mountains. At the present time the construction phase for this project is scheduled for June 2009 and the proposed method of closure for the physical safety h~rds located within the boundaries of your c1aiIUS will be backfilling with existing surrounding material. If you do not wish this to occur, you must take responsibility for the affected features by filing an, exploration notice as per 43 CFR § 3809.21 43 CFR § 3809.420(b)(13) with thjs office. This notice must include an of the information requested in 43 CFR § 3809.301, including a :reclamation cost estinui.te to fully reclaim your proposed operations as required by § 3809.552. Your proposal must also comply with the 3715.2 and 3715.2-1 regulations,

and

Y all: have 15 calendar days from the receipt of this letter to submit the exploration notice along with a reclamation cost estimate that satisfies 43 CFR § 3809.301, or we will assume that you do not wish to accept responsibility for the relevant features. In addition, a temporary financial guarantee in the amount of the reclamation cost estimate must be submitted within 30 calendar days of receipt of this letter. If you cannot meet these timeframes, please contact Lany Garabana at • Salt Lake Field Office Geologist, to obtain an extension. His telephone number is (801) 977-4371. Thank you in advance for your prompt attention to this matter.

Michael G. Nelson Assistant Field Office Manager Non-Renewable Resources Connie 10 Garcia, Utah Division of Oil. Gas and Mining, Abandoned Mine Reclamation cc: Program,