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INTRODUCTION <br />The Sullivan Aggregate Pit site is located immediately northwest of the town of Fairplay in Park County <br />and was initially mined for placer gold by many different methods dating back to the 1860's. Sluicing, <br />hydraulicking, and other methods were employed over many decades. All of this old mining was done <br />without any salvage of topsoil and without any regard to reclamation of the site. For decades, the site lay <br />dormant. In 2003, the 10 Acres on the west side of the river was purchased by JRS Mining LLC. In <br />2006, the 17 acre piece of adjoining property was purchased. In 2010, fifty percent interest in the 40 acre <br />Rock N Pine property was purchased and in 2011, the 20 acres adjoining the Rock N Pine property to <br />the North; resulting in total 87 Acres zoned mining. <br />In 2014, JRS Mining LLC received a 110 Permit (M- 2013 -074) to mine and sell gravel from the site <br />utilizing many of the piles that were left by the old placer operations. Placer gold was also produced <br />from some of the gravels on site. <br />The 112 Permit of 2015 was undertaken to include a larger portion of the property in the mining area, <br />add room for the water storage ponds into the permit area which get water from the Westerman Ditch for <br />the 2 cfs mining water rights owned by Todd Sullivan of JRS Mining LLC. This water right is used in <br />the mining operation. <br />JRS Mining intends to sluice gravels for gold and then screen and sort materials including rocks and <br />gravel for use in the development of adjoining property, internal use and commercial sales. Rock, sand <br />& gravel sales will take place over the life of the mine. <br />Sullivan Aggregate Pit March 2015 iii <br />