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_,M -. <br />., y <br />~~~ <br />COTTER <br />September 10, 2003 <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />Attn: Suzy Ericksen <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />~ / <br />Subject: C-LP-21 Mine, Permit No. M-1977-305 <br />Financial Warranty Reduction Request / <br />Dear Ms. Ericksen: <br />RECEIVED <br />SEP 15 2003 '~ <br />pirision ~f Mitrerals aad GaobgY <br />S~ 1 ~' <br />Cotter Corporation is the current holder of a lease agreement for <br />C-LP-21. Approval for final reclamation of said lease tract was <br />received on January 29, 2003. Final reclamation commenced in <br />March, 2003 and was completed in August, 2003. <br />Reclamation activities consisted of re-contouring the mine waste <br />dump, backfilling the portal, plugging the three vent holes, and <br />removing the shop building:. <br />The height of the mine waste dump was reduced by pushing material <br />to the south and east. The dump was then covered with stockpiled <br />topsoil, pocked to enhance surface moisture retention, and seeded <br />with the appropriate seed mixture. <br />The portal was backfilled using mine waste material. The portal <br />timbers were then removed and the portal area was backfilled to <br />blend with the natural topography in that immediate area. This <br />area was then covered with stockpiled topsoil, and seeded. <br />The three vent holes were plugged with polyurethane foam, then <br />covered with native soil and rocks, and seeded. The power lines <br />to the vent holes were removed by San Miguel Power. <br />The shop building, the compressor shed, the oil shed, and the <br />remaining surface facilities were removed. The surface yard area <br />was then covered with topsoil, scarified, and seeded. <br />The performance bonding requirement for the above stated lease <br />tract is currently set at $29,018. The only foreseeable <br />additional expenditure"would be reseeding, which could be <br />accomplished by broadcast seeding. <br />Cotter Corporation -West Slope Operations <br />P.O. Box 700, 28151 DD Road, Nucla, CO 81424 USA <br />Telephone 19701864-7347 <br />Fax (970) 864-7287 <br />