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1 _c <br />Dan Collins, Co-Trustee, Deep Creek Placer <br />1417 S. Grandview Dr. <br />Tempe, AZ 85281 <br />August 31, 2006 <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />] 313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Annual Report: Deep Creek Placer (Permit No. M-1986-102) <br />.,~, <br />~~~~~`+~ s~~ <br />SF.P G ~ 2006 <br />Divis~°" °f Reclamation, <br />'Mining aid Saieh, <br />~"~-Deaz it of Madam: Please accept Phis ~nuual Repo-- rt on the "Deep Creek Placer;" a <br />temporazily inactive limestone mine 7 miles west of Telluride, Colorado at the <br />confluence of Deep Creek and the San Miguel river. <br />--No mining has taken place in the year Sept. 5, 2005 -present <br />--Portals to the mine have been checked and they are secure <br />--Equipment room entrance locked and secured. <br />-Routine maintenance of access road carried out, summer 2006 <br />--Annual maintenance of stormwater "ponds" along access road for capturing runoff has <br />been carried out. <br />--Access road gate is secure and locked <br />--Bond continues to be sufficient for reclamation (if necessary) of mine site. <br />--See enclosed map of permitted area. <br />--No disturbances to the surrounding land or the mine itself are anticipated. <br />--Regular maintenance of roads, equipment apron, portals, and stormwater ponds will be <br />conducted by myself over the course of the coming yeaz. <br />The mine is part of a property owned by the Collins Living Trust. I am co-trustee of the <br />Trust along with my two sisters, Jean Collins Norris (Chatham, Massachusetts) and Lois <br />Morehead (Chico, California). Out mother, Kathryn O. Collins, passed away January 10, <br />2004. <br />While there are on-going discussions in the family regazding future uses of the mine, the <br />cost of fuel and other factors such as the demand for limestone in the marketplace make it <br />difficult to predict what the future holds for the property. We aze requesting that the <br />mine continue as an "inactive" but permitted entity during the coming yeaz. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Dan Collins ~ Vl/~- <br />Cell: 48 -206-2037 <br />Email: dan.collins@asu.edu <br />