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MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD 110(2) ANNUAL REPORT <br /> For Season 2015 <br /> GLACIER PEAK MINING <br /> PERMIT NO. M-2003-030 <br /> Prepared: 22 March 2016 <br /> Submitted: 5 June 2016 <br /> Summary: <br /> Glacier Peak Mining LLC operated mechanized equipment on the Smoky Hawk and Elk Horn <br /> mining claims between 4 June and 31 July and for three additional days in September in Teller <br /> County, Colorado, in conjunction with operations on the Blue Streak No. 1 (Sky Hawk), Hilltop, <br /> American Dream, Laramie Cowboy, and Klondike claims. Mining and prospecting was conducted <br /> to locate and produce amazonite, smoky quartz, fluorite, goethite, and other crystallized mineral <br /> specimens. We operated equipment 25 days on Glacier Peak claims. The other days,the equipment <br /> was idle due to mechanical failure, Sunday, or operations were on other mining claims. Equipment <br /> included a John Deere 992 and a 350 track hoe. We drilled and blasted, using an air track drill for <br /> four days of drilling. Additionally, a water container was brought on site as well as maintenance <br /> equipment. Continued active claim jumping and unauthorized digging is occurring. <br /> Map Depicting Operations: <br /> Attached is a map showing the five claims covered under this permit. The fifteen proposed and <br /> active excavation sites covered by this permit are shown by the letters A through Q and are <br /> indicated with rectangular boxes. An orange area within a rectangular box indicates an open <br /> excavation where work will resume this season(2016). Presently, there are two open excavations, <br /> Site C and Site D, on the Smoky Hawk. A blue shaded box indicates a reclaimed area of one year or <br /> with less than 80 percent growth. A green shaded box shows areas that have been mined, reclaimed, <br /> and have 80 percent or better growth. <br /> Current Disturbances (2015): <br /> During 2015, Site D was opened an additional 0.135 acre for a total disturbance of 0.20 acre. Site C <br /> was not expanded but was drilled and blasted to go deeper. Total new disturbance for 2015 was <br /> 0.135 acre. Total disturbance not reclaimed and not counting roads is 1.185 acres. <br /> Reclamation Accomplished to Date (Including 2015 Reclamation): <br /> A total of 2.91 acres has been reclaimed since this operation began in 2003. No additional sites were <br /> reclaimed during 2015 since mining was limited to Sites C and D. <br />