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November 03, 2002 Division of Minerals and Geology Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman Street Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Reference: Permit No.: M-1977-410 Operation Name: Cross Gold Mine Dear DMG: Please find attached our annual permit renewal 110(2) with our check in the amount of $ 225.00. Our mining operation remained c-osed during the past permit year and no surface or underground core drilling activity took place. The mines were kept on a full care and maintenance basis through-out the year. The Cross mine office was open all year round and very active. The Cross Mine and Caribou Mine water discharge systems were maintained on a seven day per week, year round basis. AR the requirements under our NPDES permit were kept current. Daily Gme activity at the Cross Mine took place, along with all the required sampling procedures and record keeping. We continued to employ the services of Walsh Environmental Scientists and Engineers to send in monthly our DMR reports and work on our annual Storm water permit. I continued work on the SEP program as reported to the Colorado Department of Health and the Environment. This reclamation work continued at the Cross Mine this past summer and fa1L Work continued non-stop toward financing the next round of exploration- developmentwork on the Consolidated Caribou District properties. The improvement in world gold prices has helped with this effort. Work continued non- stop with our geologist and vice-president Bob Akright towards updating our geologic data base on the Consolidated Caribou Project. We continued to provide free tours and lectures at the Cross Mine for a number of educational groups from around the State and Country during the past year. Work continued on the reclamation effort in the Caribou Park peat bog that was severely damaged by the Denver Radio station "mudfest" held in September of 2000. A program directed by Walsh Environmental, Calais, along with Rocky Mountain Native Plants from Rifle, Colorado enabled $ 9,500 worth of willow bushes, cinquefoils and other native species to be planted in the damaged area during this past summer. Daily inspections of our cap and powder magazines were made. Normal maintenance of our buildings and facilities was continued as well as required downtime equipment maintenance. All properties, both patented and un patented as reported with last years reports, were kept current. There are no changes or additions to our property lists from those reported last year. A fulltime caretaker continued to live at the Comstock Mine cabin year round. We continued to keep the roads open and maintained year round to the Caribou area. Mine Office (303) 258-3806 Facsimile (303) 258-0402 P.O. Box 653 -Caribou, Nederland, CO 80466-0653 [homasshQearthlinkner