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Annual Report <br />Permit: <br />Operation~name: <br />County <br />M-1992-042 <br />White Banks Mine <br />Pitkin <br />During the 2003 season 2 technical revisions were approved. First one was <br />for underground blasting at the White Banks mine. The second was for <br />temporary stock pile of alabaster rock to be used in road construction and <br />use of a foam machine underground to break rock. No blasting has taken <br />place since last October. Blasting will take place early spring 2004. All <br />records of shots will be kept at the mine office. <br />New surface disturbances 2003. <br />1. Overhead 3-phase power installed. <br />Possible new disturbances for 2004. <br />1. Fencing around site. <br />2. Secondary escapeway constructed. (TR gotten first) <br />3. New office showroom constructed. (TR gotten first) <br />4. Road reroute constructed. (TR gotten first) <br />No reclamation of site took place in 2003. Bond amount was recalculated <br />and additional amount put up. Clean up of unused equipment was done. <br />White Banks also received Forest Service approvals fora 1 year trial period <br />of winter operations. <br />Robert Co~ng~doQn~ <br />