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<br />SUMMARY OF 1998 ACTIVITIES <br />Active mining continued at the new mine during the year. No additional clearing or <br />topsoil removal was necessary to maintain production throughout the year. The exploration <br />drilling program initiated in 1997 (Permit #97-020) was extended to obtain add[ional drill <br />data on unpatented mining claims northeast of the existing mine. Drill sites and access roads <br />constructed during the exploration program were reclaimed in areas where drilling showed <br />no economic mineralization. <br />Reclamation efforts continued in the old mine area during the year with backfilling and <br />regrading of highwalls mined prior to 1990. Reclamation was completed on an additional <br />portion of this area with resloping, topsoiling and seeding. <br />The portion of Eagle County Road #51 which serves as a haulroad was treated with <br />dust suppressant during the summer. Road base material was replaced on worn areas of the <br />road at that time. <br />Approximately 413,000 tons of gypsum rock were shipped from the mine during <br />1998. <br />-3- <br />