2016-07-12_REPORT - M1999002

• Permit No: M1999002
• IBM Index Class Name: Report
• Doc Date: 7/12/2016
• Doc Name: Annual Fee/Report/Map
• From: Yankee Gulch Minerals Project
• To: DRMS
• Annual Report Year: 2016
• Email Name: THM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Certification Form — 112d-3 Annual Report Form (2015- 2016) - Verified and Signed
1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY— Interim Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
2.0 PERMIT MODIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
3.0 STATUS OF PROJECT OPERATIONS (2015-2016) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.1 Current Status/Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3.2 Reclamation of Disturbed Areas Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.3 Planned Disturbances/Reclamation for 2014/2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1—YANKEE GULCH SOLUTION MINING WELLS STATUS JULY 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
TABLE 2 — DISTURBED AND RECLAIMED AREAS WITHIN DIVISION OF RECLAMATION,
MINING AND SAFETY PERMIT BOUNDARY . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
TABLE 3 —STATUS AND RECLAMATION DETAIL FOR WELL PADS AND ROADS . . . . . . . . 27
LIST OF PHOTOS
PHOTO 1 —Areal view of Piceance Creek and lower section of Yankee Gulch Photo 2
June 2016
PHOTO 2 —Yellow wildflowers on edge of production well pad. June 2016 3
PHOTO 3 — Production well pad 20-36 before plugging and abandonment. June 2015 4
PHOTO 4 — Production well pad 20-36 after reclamation activity. June 2016 5
PHOTO 5 — Production well pad 20-74 before reclamation activity. September 2014 6
PHOTO 6 — Production well pad 20-74 before reclamation activity. June 2015 7
PHOTO 7 — Production well pad 20-74 lateral leg after reclamation activity. June
2016 8
PHOTO 8— Production well pad 20-33 before reclamation activity. June 2015 9
PHOTO 9 — Production well pad 20-33 after reclamation activity. June 2016 10
PHOTO 10— Production well pad 29-34 lateral leg before reclamation activity. June
2015 11
PHOTO 11 — Production well pad 29-34 lateral leg after reclamation activity. June
2016 12
PHOTO 12— Production well pad 29-29 before reclamation activity. June 2015 13
PHOTO 13 — Production well pad 29-29 after reclamation activity. June 2015 14
PHOTO 14— Production well pad 29-27 before reclamation activity. June 2015 15
PHOTO 15 — Production well pad 29-27 after reclamation activity. June 2016 16
i