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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866.3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />4 August 2006 <br />Jim Kiger <br />Oxbow Mining, LLC <br />3737 Highway 133 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />Re: Elk Creek Mine (Permit C-1981-022) <br />2005 Annual Reclamation Report <br />Dear Mr. Kiger: <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLANATION•NINING <br />SAr ETY•SCIENCE <br />Bill Owens <br />Covemor <br />Russell CeoBe <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division DireROr <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />The Division has reviewed Oxbow Mining LLC's 13 January 2006 submittal of the 2005 <br />Annual Reclamation Report (ARR) and has the following questions and comments. <br />All of the necessary information was contained in the report. The reclamation <br />acreage numbers listed on the Division's Annual Reclamation Report form <br />appeaz to be correct. <br />2. The Division accepts the seed mix certifications from Granite Seeds submitted <br />with the 2005 ARR. In future reports, however, the Division requests that <br />OMLLC also provide copies of the seed tags. <br />In 2005 OMLLC seeded with three different mixes. One mix is listed in the <br />reclamation plan in Exhibit 2.05-E6, Table 3. The other two are mixes are <br />required on BLM and USFS lands. The BLM and USFS mixes, however, are <br />not listed in the PAP. Please submit a Minor Revision adding these two mixes <br />to the PAP. Please include all necessary documentation, including BLM and <br />USFS approval documents containing the respective mixes, updated tables, <br />permit text describing the three different mixes, etc. Please submit the Minor <br />Revision no later than 1 September 2006. <br />Please call me if you have any questions or concerns at (303) 866-4929. <br />Sincerely, <br />James R Stark <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines GErological Survey <br />