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Pennittee: WHITEWATER BUILDING MATERIALS CORP, PAGE 2 Permit #: M-77.129 Operation Name: WHITEWATER 500 PIT Anniversary Date: 09/22/06 (2) Sloping was complete on 1,855 feet around perimeter of Phase 2 - PART A (green) and 740 feet of slope in the north- east part of Stage 2 - PART B. The blue cross hatched areas show where we have material stored to create slopes in Stages 2 - PARTS A & B. Only the final grading is necessary on these areas. Overburden stockpiles have been placed along the tops of these slopes for resoiling when they are complete. Reclamation is complete in the 20.0 acre area in Stage 4 - PART B where borrow material was removed. The area was seeded during the spring of 2005. We continue to monitor the area and if needed, additional seeding will be done. This area will eventually be mined. There is approximately 20,000 cy of overburden stored in Phase 2 - PARTS A, & B & Phase D that will be used on the alpha stages and in Phase 2 - PART A as needed (orange). These piles are in a constant state of flux with material being added and removed as areas are stripped and resoiled. The settling pond is still being used to clean process water (gray). The stockpiles on the lake bottom in Phase 2 - PART A will be removed or leveled as needed. The access corridor is being utilized to cross the highway when material from the mined area is moved to the plant (heavy blue line). Phases X, Y, & 1 were prepared and seeded per the approved plan in the fall of 2004. We continue to monitor the work done to date and some remedial work may be needed in the future. Please refer to the 1999 annual report map for location of these areas. Weed control continued this year on the area around the active mine and on the area around Phase 1. We sprayed Knapweed and White Top on October 6 & 7, 2005 and on May 24 and June 14, 16, 19 & 20, 2006 with water soluble 2-4-D and Curtail'". Spraying is finally beginning to have positive results against the Knapweed and White Top. This is still an uphill battle since there is little or no control taking place on properties surrounding the mine and seed is being wind blown in from offsite areas that we have no control over. Spraying will continue as needed. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will not let us spray within 10 feet of the lake in Phase 1. (3) Mining will continue on Stage 2 - PART B this year working to the south and on the floor of Stage 2 - PART A until all material is removed from the Stage. In Stage F the mine face will continue to move to the east. If more area is needed, we will resume stripping ahead of the mining face.