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ANNUAL REPORT RECEIVED <br />Operator: United Companies of Mesa County MAY 19 2003 <br />Operation: BLM Pit #1 Division ~f Minerals and Geology <br />File Number: M-2001-100 <br />Anniversary Date: May I5, 2003 <br />The BLM Pit #1 was opened this year. Active mining took place during the months of <br />June and July in the Block 1 part of the permit area. <br />Prior to beginning gravel mining at the site, all topsoil. and subsoil was removed and <br />segregated from the Block 1 area. Topsoil was removed and stockpiled on an adjoining <br />part of the BLM Pit 1 area (Block 2). Subsoil vas also removed and stockpiled on the <br />Hall Pit area. The topsoil and subsoil stockpiles were seeded as called for in the <br />reclamation plan. <br />Approximately 42,000 tons were mined at the BLM Pit and processed (crushed and <br />screened). During the period of active mining during the report year, the floor of the pit <br />area did not develop as expected. A large hump or roll is present at the floor of the pit. <br />The floor of the pit is composed of Mancos shale. The roll in the pit floor is actually <br />longitudinal feature that runs approximately east to west and is an increase in the <br />elevation of the floor. The effect of this hump in the pit floor is to diminish the volume of <br />gravel that we actually found at the site compared to what we expected. We expected a <br />nearly flat pit floor. <br />Processing and stockpiling of this material was done on the adjoining Hall Pit. <br />Approximately 2,000 tons of material has been sold and removed from the site. <br />