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<br />ANNUAL REPORT RECEDED <br />Operator: United Companies of Mesa County MAY 2 2 2003 <br />Operation: United/Norwood Pit Division of Minerals and Geology <br />File Number: M-1988-037 <br />Anniversary Date: May 25, 2003 <br />The Norwood Pit has been active during the past year. Activities have included gravel <br />mining and processing, gravel product storage and gravel product sales. Processing <br />included gravel crushing, screening and gravel washing. A portable asphalt plant was on <br />site at the Norwood Pit during 2002. <br />Gravel mining activity continued in the Phase 2 area. The highwall was advanced to the <br />east. Gravel was also taken from the pit floor during the winter months. <br />Trees have been removed from the next area to be mined, east of the existing active mine <br />face. Topsoil has been removed (and stockpiled) from this area. Topsoil was transported <br />to the large existing storage pile located at the Phase 2 area and a new stockpile at the <br />Phase 4 area. Subsoil was also removed from the area to the east of the active highwall. <br />Subsoil from this area has been stored in a new stockpile that is located in the Phase 4 <br />area. Fine material that was removed from the wash ponds has also been stockpiled to the <br />north of the existing topsoil stockpile in the Phase 2 area. <br />As the active mining Face continues to move to the east, the road that allows access to <br />the undisturbed areas to the east will be moved to the east. As the road is moved, grading <br />of the pit slopes will be done to establish the approved final topography. <br />