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Dan Collins, Landowner's Representative 1417 S. Grandview Dr. RECF~V~® Tempe, AZ 85281 ~CT? B 2~ Annual Report: Deep Creek Placer (Permit No. M-1986-102) ar'ision of Minerals and Geology Sept. 4, 2005 Deaz Sir or Madam: Please accept this Annual Report on the "Deep Creek Placer," a temporarily inactive limestone mine 7 miles west of Telluride, Colorado at the confluence of Deep Creek and the San Miguel River. --No mining has taken place in the year Sept. 5, 2004 -Sept. 4, 2005. --Portals to the mine have been checked and they are secure. --A new heavy duty lock and hasp has been installed on the "equipment room" entrance. --Routine maintenance of access road has been carried out. --A large boulder was removed from the access road in late October of 2004. --Annual maintenance of stormwater "ponds" along access road for capturing runoff has been carried out. --Access road gate is secure and locked. --A letter dated July 13, 2000, discussing the Existing Bond on the Mine, was received from Bob Oswald, Environmental Protection Specialist in the Durango Office. It was mailed to the current permittee contact, Michael Moore of B-Mining, PO Box 326, Nucla, Colorado 81424 last year and copied to myself and Suzi Ericksen. The letter indicated that the existing bond is sufficent ($12,000). --See enclosed map showing existing permitted area. --No disturbances to the surrounding land or the mine are anticipated in the coming year. --Regular maintenance of roads, equipment apron, portals, and stormwater ponds will be conducted by myself over the course of the coming year. The Mine is part of a property owned by the Collins Living Trust. I am a co-trustee of the Trust along with my two sisters, Jean Collins Norris (Chatham, Massachusetts) and Lois Morehead (Chico, California). My mother, Kathryn O. Collins, passed away this past January in Tempe, Arizona. The current permittee for the mine (Michael Moore of Nucla, Colorado) has not actively removed material in the past year. However, there aze on-going discussions in the family and with the permittee that may lead to a bid to reopen the mine in the future. This is hazd to predict and is dependent on many factors, most notably the high cost of hazd-rock mining and the demand for limestone in the mazketplace. Respect ly submitted, ~~__~ Dan Collins Encl: Map of property; Annual Fee (check) and Annual Fee and Report Request Form.