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AND & GRAVEL PRODUCTS 940 South 10th Street • P.O. Box 1769 Grand Junction, Colorado 81501.1769 Phone 19701242.7538 Fax 19701242.1851 September 23, 2003 Division of Minerals and Geology Minerals Section 1313 Sherman Street Suite 215 Denver, Colorado 80203-2273 Gentlemen: Re: Annual Report, MLRB File M-77-129, Whitewater Pit 500 - Mesa County Anniversary Date: 09/22/2003 Federal Tax ID # FiECEIVE~ been granted a 'Pemporary Cessation and it HAS operated more than 180 days this year. The Financial War- fanty for this operation is $167,500, and the permitted area is 689.01 ac. t and the pit is divided into 19 Reclamation Phases. The map excerpts from the large scale maps that are part of the existing permit. Reclamation is progressing as approved in the permit. As required in Rule 6.7 the mine permit sign has been installed at the entrance to the pit and the boundary has been outlined with red toped posts to delineate the affected lands. Please refer to the attached map for location of the areas discussed in this report. This map does not show the entire permit area, only the area south of the river affected by the operation at this time. We will deal specifically with each of the Annual Report requirements as outlined in Rule 1.15 of the Rules and Regula- tions. (1) Mining continued in Stage 2 and Stage E as approved in our plan. Mining was partially completed on an additional 4.11 acres t in Stage 2 and 0.51 ac. t in Stage E as shown on the Annual Report Map (///). The Plant Site in Stages W, Z and 2 is still in use (lite green). There are 2.26 acres in Stage 2 that is stripped, ready for mining (brown). The red lines on Stages 2 and E show the approximate locations of the working faces. The red arrows show the direction of mining next year where additional stripping will be done if needed. If needed approximate 4.20 acres will be striped in Stage 2 - PART B.