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MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD 110(2)ANNUAL REPORT For Season 2016 TOPAZ MOUNTAIN GEM CLAIM PERMIT NO. M-2002-003 20 March 2017 Summary: I operated mechanized equipment at Topaz Mountain Gem Claim a total of 14 days between 15 May and 3 Oct 2016. I used a small excavator for mechanized operations and a small garden tractor. Additionally, I used a mechanical shaker after 26 September. Digging by hand occurred throughout the season. Unauthorized diggers continue to mineral trespass and dig holes throughout the season when I am not present on site. Map Depicting 2016 Operations: Attached is a map depicting current and existing disturbances on Rubeck Placer and Rubeck Placer No. 2 claims. Current and existing disturbances are indicated by red-dotted lines. Current Disturbances 2016: Site B/C was expanded to a total disturbance of 1.48 acre. Previous disturbances total an additional 0.92 acre. Total disturbance, including access roads, not reclaimed is 2.40 acres of 4.5 permitted acres. Reclamation Accomplished to Date: Approximately 2,500 square feet of current disturbances is reclaimed. Reclamation Accomplished during 2016: No new reclamation was accomplished in 2016. Soil piles were seeded with approved native grass seed to further stabilize. Soil piles previously stored have varying degrees of vegetation. Proposed 2017 Operations Mechanized operations will again consist of two sessions, approximately the last week in May and the last week of September. Hand digging and screening of mined material using a mechanized shaker and small excavator will occur throughout the summer. The current excavation at Site B/C will be extended east to the excavation line and south where topsoil was previously removed. As stockpiles of gravel are processed,backfill will begin on the northwest area of the claim and proceed east. Anticipated 2017 Disturbances: