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MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD 110(2)ANNUAL REPORT <br /> For Season 2016 <br /> GLACIER PEAK MINING <br /> PERMIT NO. M-2003-030 <br /> 6 May 2017 <br /> Summary: <br /> Glacier Peak Mining LLC operated mechanized equipment on the Smoky Hawk and Elk Horn <br /> mining claims between 13 June and 6 Aug and for to two additional days in September in Teller <br /> County, Colorado, in conjunction with operations on the Blue Streak No. 1 (Sky Hawk) and the Hill <br /> Top claims. Mining and prospecting was conducted to locate and produce amazonite, smoky quartz, <br /> fluorite, goethite, and other crystallized mineral specimens. We operated equipment 33 days on <br /> Glacier Peak claims. The other days, the equipment was idle, it was Sunday, or we were operating <br /> on other mining claims. Equipment included a John Deere 992 and 350 track hoe. Additionally, a <br /> water container was brought on site as well as maintenance equipment. Continued active claim <br /> jumping and unauthorized digging is occurring. <br /> Inspections <br /> On 9 June,both the U.S.F.S. and Colorado State Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br /> inspected the Crystaljack claims, which are operated by Glacier Peak LLC, as well as other <br /> reclaimed dig sites on Crystaljack. All reclaimed sites were deemed recovered.No discrepancies <br /> were noted. <br /> May 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(2017). 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 (2016): <br /> During 2016 Site D was opened an additional 0.02 acre for a total disturbance of 0.22 acre. Site C <br /> was expanded an additional 0.02 acre. For a total disturbance of 1.07 acre. Total disturbance <br /> currently open and not reclaimed is 1.29 acre not counting roads. <br /> Reclamation Accomplished to Date(Including 2016 Reclamation): <br />