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Daniel M. Russell <br />Bachus Pit, Inc. <br />9042 South 106 Road <br />Alamosa, Colorado 81101 <br />719-589-3302 <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />303-866-3567 <br />July 9, 2015 <br />RE: Annual report, Bachus Pit, M-1995-034. <br />Dear Sirs: <br />The attached map shows the condition of the pit. The past 12 months saw very little <br />material removed from the pit for local construction projects. I estimate that as little as <br />0.02 acres were disturbed and mined this year. <br />Lack of rain has limited reseeding efforts. This year is the first in a very long time where <br />reseeding might have helped — we may plan to try again next year. Even though the grass <br />reseeding mix we have used has had very little viability, the natural res -establishment of <br />rabbit brush has returned about 3 acres to a strongly revegetated state. <br />Halogeton is still a weed of concern on the site and we are continuing eradication efforts <br />by using Plateau herbicide. We sprayed about two weeks ago and have seen a significant <br />kill. <br />I expect to mine less than 0.2 acres this year. <br />Sincerely, <br />Daniel M Russ 1 <br />Enc. — Map and Check <br />