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