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- ~ -pebz~ary 14,.2013 ' ' .
. - l ~~ OF SUI~RVISORS . • _
Butte Board of.Supervisors ~ . ~ ~ .2 ~ ~
3.159 Nelson Avenue '
Groville , CA 95965 - ~ ~~~ CAl,IFp .
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Dear ~B.utte Board of Supervisors: •
- ~ - You may not recognize the 'company name on the letterhead, but we:think it may. become
"" familiar quickly. GRE, Inc. will span be~ in your county locating; assessing and surveying
~bandaned mines on BLM land. ~ - ~ .
' GRE, "Inc. is an acronym for Gold-Rush E~cpeditions, Established in Salt Lake'City, Utah - - ,
in 2004..GRE specializes in surveying; assessment and docunentatiori ofabandoned ~ •
mines across the westezx~ states. Our work includes underground mapping and staking _
. claims on.available properties where we feel.there is still value: We survey approximately , Y ,
' 400 abandoned minesper month: Of those 40.0;:we usuallyclaim about.20°la.
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The reason, for this letter istwo-fold; first we wanted. to emphasize the economic value of
. our presence. Here are a few facts: ~ t .
1.~ A" customer that purchases a mine from GRE usually spends about$3,700.00 on _ '
-, their'initial trip to; visit their mine. This is spent in fue1~ food, supplies, tires, ete.:. , ,
and most is ~sp~nt in he same county that theirmine is in.
2. , An average customer visits their mine bite 2 times per year. Their average - ,
.. ~ expenses,' in county, ale $_1.975:.00 peer trip. Again, this is in fuel, .food",: and i
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3. A,bo.ut S% of our customers engage in activeiy~in mining-their sites.-These-
individuals and companies spend~anaverage of $47,000.00 per year~iri equipment;
fiieI, and permits. Their employees usually spend the.majority of their pay in or ' -
. around the county where they° are stationed.
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• ~ 4. Sma11 scale mining".has little or no impact on the surrounding cities or their ; " ~ ~ "
. ,environment. ,
5. Small-scale mining stimulates the growth of-small towns and economies by- ' •
Bringing in new. customers with new needs.
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