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Mr. B. Oswald 11/27/02 Page 2 of 2 Annual Report of Reclamation Activities 2003 Permttee Name Homestake Minin Com an Permit Number: M-77-215 O eration Name Bulldo Reclamation Pro'ect Anniversa Date: October 3l, 2003 Total Fees: $550.00 due on the Anniversa Date Permitted Acre e: 432.809 acres County where reclamation_site is located: Mineral This mine has been closed since 1988-with reclamation undertaken since 1994. The following reclamation activities occurred at the site during late 2002 and to date in 2003: Installation of drainage by-passes along the Windy Gulch drainage at the 9360 and 9700 waste rock disposal areas was completed during the 4"' quarter, 2002. Soil growth medium application on portions of the 9360 and 9700 waste rock disposal areas was completed after installation of the drainage by-passes. Soil materials were obtained from the uppermost section of the Lower Tailings impoundment dike, as approved by Technical Revision to the Reclamation Permit. Due to the onset of Fall weather conditions, final grading and revegetation was postponed until 2003. Final site shaping and regrading, seedbed preparation and reseeding activities on site disturbances were completed in Spring/early Summer, 2003. 2. Preparations were made to monitor streamflow and water quality in Windy Gulch for the 2003 Spring snowmelt and the Summer season. Due to very light winter snowpack and continued drought conditions, no measurable flows were observed in Windy Gulch during 2003; as a result, no water samples were collected pursuant to permit approval requirements with DMG and the - - - - US Forest Service. Conditioned upon observable flows that will facilitate water quality sampling, future monitoring will be conducted to assess the performance of the by-pass structures along Windy Gulch 3. Monitoring, management and control of Canadian thistle infestations in select spots of site reclamation areas continued during the year. It is expected that elimination of the thistle in these areas will be difficult to achieve. Site inspection and herbicide spray control of identrfied thistle areas will continue. 4. Other stormwater surface drainage features in the project site were inspected during the year with no ident~ed areas requiring maintenance. Several waterbars were installed along the access road to the Lower Tailings storage site to address previous concerns with erosion cuts in the road.