BLM Letter in Re Backfilling Lakeside Claims

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FROM KETTERING KUST0M MRSONRY PHONE NO. 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 and
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,

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

cc: Connie 10 Garcia, Utah Division of Oil. Gas and Mining, Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Program,

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