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<br />Active mining continued at the new mine during 1995. Some additional clearing and topsoil <br />stripping was required to accommodate advance of the active mining area and waste rock <br />stockpile area. Reclamation was accomplished on two slopes along side the waste rock area. <br />Reclamation continued at the active mining area with topsoiling and reseeding of an additional <br />pit wall benches. Reclamation of the previous mine entrance was in progress with backfilling <br />and regrading. <br />Reclamation efforts continued in the old mine area during 1995 with backfilling and regrading <br />of highwalls mined prior to 1990. No work was finalized but bacldilling was completed on <br />an additional 1 acre of the former highwall site. <br />The portion of Eagle County Road #51 which serves as a haulroad was treated with dust <br />suppressant during the summer. Roadbase material was replaced on worn areas of the road <br />at that time. . <br />A total of approximately 400,000 tons of gypsum rock were shipped from the mine during <br />1995. <br />3- <br />