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### 7 201 0 F.A.A . Cas e No . 2009NM70017 3 _ '" \Q DMSNO , F.A.A.-2010-053 4 ^ ' Respons e t o complainant' s initia l discovery request : Interrogatorie s andrequest s for productio n Interrogatory No . 1 : Gar y Pollac k 11 7 Fairvie w Ave . Manito u Springs , C O 8082 9 Cel l (352 ) 263-523 8 Keit h Broyle s Colorad o Springs , C O (719 ) INT . #2 . 1 . 49CFRPart s 100-18 5 2 . Fore.st

Servic e Revie w 0 7 July/2007 , submitte dpla n o f operation s for

minin g claim s date d7/11/0 7 3 . Lette r

date d1 6 Apri l 200 9 fro mDillo n range r district' s distric t

range r 4 . Lette r 8 Jan 200 9 fro mstat e o f Colorad o Divisio n of

Reclamation , Minin g an dSafety , se e enclose dcopie s INT . # 3 Same a s INT . #1 . Sinc e i t i s no t legal t o coac h awitness , I refus e t o rehears e futur e testimon y wit h th e witnesse s bu t I anticipat e that they will corroborat e m

y respons e t o th e fulles t

exten t o f thei r knowledge . INT . # 4 All source s cite di n respons e t o INT.# 2 wil l b e presente dby Gar y Pollack , afactua l witness . Require dfo

r Prod.# 2 se e attache dletter s INT.# 5 Non e Neede d INT . # 6 Non e Neede d INT.# 7 Se e INT.# 1 An daddm y 9 3 year ol dmother ; Alyc e GBarrett , 221 6 Farragu t Ave. , C.S . 8090 7 (719 ) 635-330 5 INT . # 8 Se e Answer s t o complain t filedon 2 4 Ju n 1 0 (Fin dCop y Enclosed ) IN T # 9 None needed . Reques t Fo r Pro d# 3 Non e neede do

n m y behal f bu t 1 hop e th e complainan t

plan s t o exhibi t

th e propan e tank s t o b e i n violation . INT . #1 0 Agai n se e enclose dcopie s o f respons e t o complain t

date d2 4 Ju n 1 0 Reques t fo r Prod . # 4 Se e enclose ddocument s INT . #1 1 Se e enclose ddocumentsReques t

Fo r Pro d# 5 Ther e ar e none . Thei r

helicopte r

crashe dan dw e were neve r billed . Reques t fo r Admission s Reg , fo r Ad . # 1 Withou t aspecifi c dat e i

t i s impossibl e t o admi t

or t o den y suc h abroadstatement . Req . fo r Ad . # 2 Suc h seriou s accusation s an ddemand s ar e difficult t o respon dt o withou t

a n actua l dat e of

occurrence . "About " i s no t

adate . Re dFo r Ad . # 3 Thi s i s false . Any an dal l propan e i s use donl y a t th e cabi n site , wit

h it s functio n bein g th e cookin g o f foo dfor th e miner s Reg . Fo r Ad . # 4 On acertai n fligh

t the y wer e Re q fo r Ad . # 5 Anothe r fals e accusatio n se e respons e t o complain t #11- 6 Re q fo r Ad . # 6 Fals e agai n se e respons e t o complain t #11- 6 Re q fo r Ad . # 7 Wron g agai n Se e respons e t o complain t #11- 6 Re g fo r Ad . # 8 Admitte d Re q fo r Ad . # 9 Admitte d Re g fo r Ad . #1 0 Admitte d2 4 .Jun e 200 9

Respons e i n th e matte r

o f Pete r Simon s FAA . Docke t

No . CPIONM000 4 D.M.S . No . F.A.A . 201 0 -053 4 F.A.A . Cas e No . 200 9 NM70017 3 

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## vH^r.9M G DOCKE T Re : 13.209(B ) A locatio n o f

Denve r Colorad o woul db e a

n acceptabl e locatio n for

th e hearing . Becaus e o f th e ful l tim e minin g projec t

takin g plac e fro m1 Jul y 2010-3 0 Sep t 2010 , ahearin g dat e a

t atim e tha

t woul dno t

conflic t with thi s schedul e i s requested . Answer s t o Complain t I-Ye s I I 1 . Why doe s th e complainan t no t eve n kno w Th e dat e o f

sai dviolation ? Ye s - w e hav e don e busines s wit h A.T.S . Yes

II-3 . II- 4 II- 5 II- 6

II- 7 II- 8 II- 9 I t further applies t o bot h th e min e itsel f an dth e cabi n an dcook s shac k wher e foo dfo

r th e miner s i s prepared . Th e tw o site s are locate da t adistanc e o f

approx . V

i mile . Th e propan e i s use dt o coo k food , hea t water , etc . I

t i s not use dat th e min e it.self

, an dneve r

ha s been . Tw o courier s escorte dth e hazar dmateria l shipmen t o f fou r propan e tank s an dacte da s guard s t o secur e andprotec t

th e shipment . Yes , Four backyar dbar-b-Q , five gallo n siz e containers . Thi s i s aseriou s misrepresentatio n an dexaggeratio n o f th e facts . Tw o o f

th e fou r container s wer e in thei r bran dne w stor e bough t

condition , wit

h al l label s intact-liqui dpetroleu mflammable-U N 107 5 etc . Th e other tw o wer e partiall y painte dblac k o n th e botto mpar

t o f th e tank s whil e th e to p sectio n whic h contain s I.D . numbe r

et c werethei r

origina l white colo r

a s require db y law . Th e bottom s wer e painte dt o compl y wit h National Fores t

Servic e Requirements fo r paintin g th e cabi n (w e were erecting ) i

n acamouflag e pattern , wit h color s dictate db y th e Nationa l Fores t Service , an d fro mafedera

l gov' t colo r chart . Tw o o f thes e tank s ar e clearl y name dan dlabele da s such . A t th e time o f

thi s occurrenc e w e di dnot hav e sufficient

knowledg e o r

informatio n to deal wit

h thi s fact . Accordin g to 49CF RSectio n 175.2 6 A ) Eac h perso n wh o engage s i n th e acceptanc e o r

transport o f carg o fo r transport o f carg o for transportatio n b y aircraf

t shal l display notice s t o persons offerin g suc h carg o of th e requirement s applicabl e t o th e carriag e o f hazardou s material s aboar daircraf t etc . A.T.S . helicopte r

ha dn o suc h notice s poste di n thei r hangars , no r

on thei r helicopters , no r

di dthe y offe

r any verba l warning s what-so-ever . A.T.S . simpl y accepte dth e "shipment " an dtransporte di t a s acont+nuatio n of

M.O.T.' s whic h Rule s d o no t

appl y t o aircraft .II-I O

II-1 1

11-1 2 Thi s avoidanc e o f legall y require dnotice s mad e th e knowledg e o f suc h rule s al l bu t

impossibl e fo r th e "shipper " t o know . ALs o .se e 175.3 0 (A ) (1-4 ) Non e o f th e container s hadacarg o aircraf t onl y labe l affixe dt o it . Th e "shipment " di dcontai n identificatio n marking s an dlabel s but wa s no t accompanie db y ashipper s certificatio n o r

declaratio n o f

dangerou s goods . Th e secon dsentenc e o f

#1 1 shoul db e precede db y th e word s "tw o of . Pleas e II- 9 I I -1 3 Agai n thi s coul dappl y onl y t o par t o f th e shipment . 11-1 4 Thes e container s wer e place daboar dahelicopter , b y th e pilot-in-command , an dthe n th e tw o passenger s were instructe dt o boar dth e aircraft . Turnin g acarg o aircraf t int o apassenge r

carryin g aircraf

t wa s strictl y th e cal l o f

th e pilot-in-command . Il l A . Se e II- 6 an dII- 9 B . SeeII- 9 C . Se e II- 9 an d11-1 4 D . SeeII- 6 E . SeeII- 9 F . SeeII- 9 G . Se e II- 9 an d11-1 4 H . SeeII- 9 1 . Se e II- 9 I V 2 . Disagree , i

t i s th e poin t

o f th e hearin g t o decid e liability 3 . Th e fact

cite di n 119 combine dwit

h th e fact tha t A.T.S . helicopte r

c o i s als o no t

"license dt o carry " s o completel y hi dal l of

th e law s an drequirement s o f th e H.M.R . tha

t n o pruden t

ma n coul dhav e possibl y avoide dth e tra

p set by A.T. S Pleas e se e enclose ddocument s fromth e federal agenc y - Th e nationa l fores t servic e an dnote tha t thi s mineral exploratio n projec t i s guide db y tw o primary laws : 1 . Th e minin g la

w o f 187 2 guarantee s acces s t o sai dminin g claims . 2 . Th e guidin g principal fo r managin g claim s i

n suc h remot e location s i s th e Pruden t Man Rul e o f 1840 . 3 . I t ha s bee n th e clos e observin g o f thi s rul e that

enable s th e permissio n t o wor k th e claim s an d to pu t i n th e cabi n i

n th e first place . Sinc e thi s inciden t

wit h th e hazar dmaterial s transportatio n problem , A.T.S . ha s bee n dismissed , an dw e hav e switche dt o anothe r carrie r wh o i s "license dt o carry. " Further , th e mine s owne r

Gar y Pollac k ha s personall y take n andpas.se dHM20 6 Genera l Awarenes s Safet y Trainin g Class . Ther e i s nothin g more tha t coul dreasonabl y b e expecte do f apruden t man . 4 . I n conclusio n an

y reques t fo r a n assessmen t

agains t Mr . Siinon s shoul db e denied .Li s D A Unite dstate s Fores t

Departmen t

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Gar y Pollac k P.O . Bo x 45 3 Manito u Springs , C O 9002 8 Dea r Mr . Pollack : I a mwritin g i n regard s t o you r recen t correspondenc e an dconversatio n wit h Pau l Semmer , o f m y staff , concernin g th e propose dpla n o f operation s for

th e summe r

200 9 at th e Suspec t

Lod e minin g claim s locate di n th e headwater s o f Mont e Crist o Gidch , sout h o f Breckenridg e Th e propose dactivitie s fo r thi s summe r

wer e originall y describe di n you r Januar y 28 , 200 8 lette r requestin g approva l o f

a n updat e t o th e Pla n o f Operation s whic h wa s origjnall y approve d Augus t 7 , 2007 . Generally , yo u ar e proposin g t o continu e exploratio n activitie s a t th e min e an d begi n t o incorporat e powe r tool s fo r drillin g an dblasting . Thi s summe r yo u ar e als o plannin g t o iastal l aprefabricate dwoode n structur e a s atemporar y hvin g shelte r whic h wiU remai n a t

th e min e sit e year-roun ddurin g th e lengt h o f th e approve dPla n o f

Operations . Th e shelte r wil l consis t o f tw o 8 ft. b y 8 ft. shed s wit h a n 8 ft. b y 8 ft. woode n dec k i abetween . Th e shelte r wil l b e buil t i n smalle r

modula r

section s off-site , flown t o th e min e sit e vi ahehcopte r an d reassemble don-site . I t wi U onl y b e use ddurin g th e snow-fre e perio dwhil e yo u ar e actuall y workin g a t

th e min e site . Las t summe r Pau l me t

wit h yo u at

th e min e t o discus s th e propose dlocatio n o f th e shelte r

an d conduc t a n on-sit e inspectio n o f th e are at o asses s potentia l environmenta l impacts . Th e proposed-shelte r

i s i n aver y expose dlocatio n i n arock y alpin e talu s fieldwit h n o vegetatio n for screening . Wit h th e remot e settin g an dhig h elevation , wel l abov e treeline , i t i s a n extremel y hars h environmen t

an dth e placemen t

o f ashelte r

o n th e talu s rock s wil l no t hav e a n advers e impac t However , a s Pau l ha s discusse dwit h you , th e constructio n o f ane w structur e i n th e are a wil l hav e visua l impacts . An y structure s place di n th e are amus t b e don e t o minimiz e th e visua l impac t an dretai n th e existin g characte r

o f th e natura l appearin g landscap e a s muc h a s possible . T o tha t extent , th e shelte r shoul db e painte di n acamouflag e pattern , a s oppose dt o asoli dsingl e color , wit h color s tha t ar e a t leas t thre e shade s darke r

tha n th e surroundin g roc k an dHche n colors . Base do n photo s o f th e site , th e shelte r

wall s shoul db e painte dusin g acombinatio n o f hghte r an ddarke r

color s (usin g 4 t o 6 differen t

one s appUe di n rando mpattern s o n a U walls) . Th e pain t

color s shotil db e selecte dfromth e followin g colo r specifiqatiq n number s o f th e "Federa l Standar d595 B Colors " fa n deck : Grey s - 26008 , 26132 , 26152 , 26081 , 26134 , 26099 , 26187 , 26118 , 36099 , 3607 6 an d Dar k Brown s - 30040 , 37056 , 24091 . Th e pain t i s availabl e at

mos t hardwar e an dpain t

store s b y

Carin g fo r

th e Lan dan dServin g Peopl e Printe do n Recycle dPape rreferencin g th e specificatio n number s whe n orderin g th e paint .

Eithe r ruste dcorrugate dmetal , rolle dasphalt , o r asphal t shingle s woul db e acceptabl e fo r th e roof , althoug h th e corrugate dmeta l woul dprobabl y hol du p bette r i n th e hig h alpin e environment . An y roofin g materia l mus t b e anon-reflectiv e material . Th e ruste dcorrugate d meta l woul dblen di n wit h th e stnroimdin g roc k an dHche n an dfits wit h th e histori c minin g characte r o f th e area . I f

yo u choos e th e rolle dasphal t o r asphal t shingles , us e a"variegated " patter n wit h greys-dark/medium/hgh t an dblack . W e wer e no t abl e t o find acolo r

char t for th e rolle dasphal t

t o b e abl e t o giv e yo u aspecifi c produc t nam e o r specificatio n number . However , w e wer e abl e t o findth e followin g interne t sit e fo r asphal t shingles , whic h wil l hel p i s describin g th e color s fo r

asphal t materials : http://www.mcroofing.ca/color_shingles.html#Enviroshake . W e recommen da n asphal t

materia l colo r

simila r t o EcUps e - Twihgh t

Grey , Mosai c - Onyx , o r Traditio n - Twihgh t

Gre y fromth e asphal t

shingle s website . • r Th e operation s whic h yo u propos e ar e no t hkel y t o caus e asignifican t disturbanc e o f

surfac e resource s an dar e consisten t wit h th e previousl y approve dPla n o f Operation s date dAugus t 7 , 2007 . However , sinc e th e modification s propose dfo r thi s yea r includ e placemen t

o f structure s o n th e Nationa l Fores t

areclamatio n bon dwiU b e require dbefor e I ca n approv e th e modifie d Pla n o f Operations . I appreciat e th e informatio n yo u provide dwit h you r Februar y 23 , 200 9 lette r describin g th e detail s fo r constructin g th e shelters , includin g hehcopte r transpor t costs , whic h w e wil l us e i n calculatin g th e bon damount . I anticipat e bein g abl e t o sen dyo u th e requirement s for th e reclamatio n bon di n th e nex t fe w weeks . Th e informatio n above , dealin g wit h th e desig n criteri afo r th e shelters , shoul db e helpfii l a s yo u buil dth e shelter s i n preparatio n fo r flying the mt o th e min e sit e thi s summer . Arid , I loo k forwar dt o workin g wit h yo u t o complet e th e final requirement s fo r approvin g th e update dPla n o f Operation s thi s spring . I f yo u hav e an y question s o n th e matter s discusse dabov e pleas e ca U Pau l a t 970-262-3448 . Sincerely ,

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—& — SAFET Y Mr . Gar y PoJJac k ' ~ c/ o Ji mSulto n S^,!!^' " P.O . Bo x 45 3 Harris ^ aerm. n Manitou Springs , C O 8082 9 . Ex'ecJnv i DI'^JO I Rami dW . CallAn

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e >Jo . P-2008-06 0 oivuior t pir«to r Natura l RnounxTmite

e Dea r Mr . Pollack : Tilt : Divisio n of

Reclamation , Mining , an

dSafel y (DRMS ) lia. s reviewe dyour minera l prospectin g proposa

l fo r tli e Suspect , Norther

n Suspeot , Souther

n Suspect , an

dS- 4 Claim s i n Summit

Count y ( CMC nos . 25 0 421,25 0 420 , 25 0 419 , and25 9 60 8 respectively) . Ili e revie w wa s o f you r written proposa

l receive db

y DRM S o

n Ma y 27,200 8 aii d als o considere dou r

telephon e discussio n o f

Octobe r 2008 . I n particular , w e discusse dth e activitie s you hav e alread y conducte don thes e claim s andyour contemplate dactivitie s fo

r 2009 . Th e Colorad o Mine dT.^n

dReclamatio n Ac t

define s prospectin g as : ...th e ac t o f searchin g fo

r or investigatin g aminera

l depo-ijit . "Prospecting " includes , but i s no t limite dto , sinkin g shafts , tunneling , drillin g cor e an dbor e hole s an ddiggin g pit s or

cut s an dothe r work s fo r th e purpos e o f

extractin g sample s prio r

t o commencemen

t ofdevelopmen t

o r extractio n operation."?, andth e buildin g o f

roads , acces s ways , an

dothe r facilitie s relate dt

o suc h work.. , The ter

m.. . doe s no

t include any singl e activit

y whic h result s i

n th e disturbanc e of

asingl e bloc k

o f lan dtotalin g on e thousan d.si

x hundre d square feet

or les s o f th e land' s surface , not

t o excee dtw o such disturbance s pe r acre ; excep t

tha t tli e cumulativ e tota

l o f .suc h di.stutbanoe s wil

l not exceedfive acre s statewid e i n an y prospectin g operatio n extendin g ove r

twcnly-four

consecutiv e montlis . You hav e .stilte

dthat yo u hav e no t

andwill no t

di.stur b mor e tha n 160 0 squar e feet o f surfac e durin g prospectin g operation s on thes e claims . Yo u state dtha

t plannedactivitie s fo

r 200 9 include th e constructio n of asmall cabin an

d us e o f acompresso r

andai r tool s t o continu e excavatio n o n avein locatedo

n tli e Norther

n Saspcet Clai mfo r collectio n o f

samples . Thes e activitie s wil l occu r i n differen

t location s o

n th e claims , bu

t th e aggregat

e surfac e disturbanc e wil l b e wel l unde r 160 0 squar e fee t i n total . A along a s th e disturbanc e i s les s than " 160 0 squar e teet , an d doe s not include exploratio n drillin g o f bor e hol&s , yo

u d o not nee dto file aprospectin g notic e wit h th e DRMS . The incomplet e prospectin g notic e yo

u filedwit h DRMS i n Ma y 200 8 ha s bee n codedinto our databa.s c a s "No t

Minin g o r Prospecting." " I

f your plan s goin g forwar

dwil l include tota

l disturbanc e o

n thes e claim s tha

t wil l b e i n cx.c6s s of 160 0 square feet

yo u mus t file for aprospectin g notic e wit

h th e DRM S andhav e th e notic e accepte di n writin g prio r to conductin g th e activitie s tha t wil l creat e th e disturbanc e i

n exces s o f

160 0 tota l squar e feet . I f you hav e an

y questions , pleas e contac t m e a t 303-866-.1567 , ex t

814 3 o r a ( allen.$orensot^(5),stat&.co.us .

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o f Agricultur e Fores t

Servic e Whit e Rive r

Nationa l Fores t Dillo n Range r Distric t P.O . Bo x 62 0 68 0 Blu e Rive r

Parkwa y Silverthorne , C O 8049 8 (970 ) 468-540 0 FA X (970 ) 468-773 5 Fil e Code : 281 0 Rout e To : (Files ) Subject : Suspec t

Lod e Minin g Claim s To : Projec t

File s Date : 7/11/0 7

Revie w o f

Jul y 2 . 200 7 submitte dPla n o f Operation s for

Suspec t Min e Claim s Claim s ar e "Active " recorde dwit h BL M a s CMC25042 1 (Suspect) , CMC25042 0 (Norther n Suspect) , CM C 25041 9 (Souther n Suspect ) an dCMC25960 8 (S-4 ) o n Publi c Domai n land s an d subjec t t o 187 2 minin g la w an d3 6 CF R228 A rule s an dregulations . Fores t Servic e wil l work wit h claiman t

t o provid e reasonabl e acces s pursuan t t o a n approve dpla n o f

operations . Interna l Distric t

scopin g disclose dn o significan t environmenta l impact s a s lon g a s acces s t o th e claim s i s restricte dt o cross-countr y foo t trave l onl y an dhelicopte r t o haulin g material s an d supphes . An y developmen t o f adesignate dtrave l route , foo t o r motorized , woul drequir e extensiv e environmenta l analysi s an dpotentiall y caus e significan t impact s t o botanica l resources . Claiman t ha s bee n workin g th e min e fo r severa l years . A n evaluatio n o f th e geolog y an dhistori c minin g i n th e area , a s wel l analysi s o f or e sample s fi^omth e min e verif y tha t th e "pruden t

man " tes t applie s t o th e claims .

Pau l Semme r Dillo n Range r

District , Mineral s Administrato r

Carin g fo r

th e Lan dan dServin g Peopl e Printe d o n Recyde d Pape r 

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