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01/19/26 4:31 PM

#128765 RE: ExplorerCastle82 #128756

You are confirming what some of us have been saying for almost two years:

1) Makes no sense to ship ore 1200 miles, when there are local sources much closer
2) The mill equipment is decrepit, inefficient, and poorly maintained. Some important equipment has disappeared.
3) The mill is not fully permitted, hasn't been for many years, and it sounds like multiple agencies (MSHA, BLM, County) have serious concerns about the mill

You've added some serious concerns:

1) Unpaid employees
2) Possible salting of the sacks of gravel from Fran (a felony)
3) Multiple complaints filed to agencies including labor board
4) Possible fabrication/altering of metallurgical reports
5) Lack of QA/QC during milling (head samples, tail samples, etc.)
6) Environmental issues are multiplying, with no monitoring and damaged pond liner
7) Unqualified personnel replacing fired expertise