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Logan Wash Mine Annual Report March 28, 2006- March 27, 2007 Permit No.: M-1977-424 1.0 Introduction This annual report has been prepared in accordance with regulations of the State of Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG) and the regulations promulgated by the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board. The information presented in this report pertains to the period March 28, 2006 to March 27, 2007 (reporting period). Projected reclamation activities for the following year are also presented. The Logan Wash Mine, located approximately 12 miles northeast of De Beque, Colorado, is managed by Glenn Springs Holdings, Inc. (GSHI) for Occidental Oil Shale, Inc. (OOSI). Western Water & Land, Inc. (WWL) provides engineering and environmental consulting services. A general site location map for the Logan Wash Mine is presented in Figure 1. This annual report summarizes the reclamation status of the Logan Wash Mine. The Logan Wash Mine is currently under Temporary Cessation status, as GSHI is in the process of implementing mine closure and reclamation at the mine. During the reporting period reclamation maintenance work was conducted on the OOSI property. GSHI anticipates reclamation maintenance activities to resume in 2007. The remainder of this annual report is organized as follows: • Section 2: Disturbed Acreage Status • Section 3: Monitoring Activities • Section 4: Reclamation Activities in 2006 • Section 5: Maintenance Activities • Section 6: Anticipated Reclamation in the Year 2007 • Section 7: Anticipated Disturbance in the Year 2007 Please refer to Figure 1, the Logan Wash Mine location map, and Figure 2, the Logan Wash Mine site map for features discussed in this report. This report also refers to Exhibit E, the original reclamation plan, and Exhibit F, the reclamation map. These exhibits can be found in the mine permit documents for Logan Wash Mine. 2.0 Disturbed Acreage Status According to Exhibit E ofthe Reclamation Plan (1981) for Logan Wash Mine, 134.7 acres were approved for disturbance within the permit area with an actual disturbance of 113.6 acres (Table 1.0). During the reporting period no additional acreage was disturbed. Road maintenance activities included grading of the running surface and constructing and maintaining runoff ditches and waterbars. 2.1 Mine Areas Other than roads, the Lower Bench is the only remaining mine area (Area 1) that is not reclaimed. This area consists of 2.1 acres. This area has not been reclaimed because of the possibility of Western Water & Land, Inc.