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-= s~'7 r ~ ~ ~ !~ ~ i =, rte- -~~L~r ~_:__~ Western Slope Aggregate Mareh 6, 2007 Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology ~AR ~ 81007 Department of Natural Resources Dfvtai"" nll~r,rt'IRl~li®n, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Mln1"f' •~nd ~ofory Denver, CO 80203 RE: Annual Permit Report M-1981-207 Blue Pit Mining continued this past year along the north boundary between stations 1 I+00 and 15+00 at an elevation of 6140. Part of the area between stations 12+00 and 14+00 has been mined down to an elevation of 6120. We stripped a five (5) acre area on the north side of the basin ditch between stations 23+00 and 25+00 this area is for stockpile use only. The 25,806 cubic yards of topsoil was taken and placed between station 0+00 and 3+00. This pile will be seeded to the given specifications. The 11,367 cubic yard of overburden was taken and placed between stations 6+00 and 9+00 and pushed along the north boundary for later reclamation use. Due to the increased disturbed area used for stockpile use we feel thatan additional fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) should be added to our bond renewal, using past calculations and experience to accommodate any reclaim burden that this would incur. The pit has also taken in 62,000 cubic yards of inert material that was place on the southeast line at station 4+00 and pushed around to the north boundary headed west. This material was placed in two-foot (2') lifts as to keep the slope stabilized to accept finish sloping. We have followed the TR-003 technical review and have inspected each load coming in as well as their placement. No new reclamation has been done. "Financial Warranty" is in place. See attached All corners are marked with appropriate interval signs still in place. Respectfully submitted, LV.I~~CC.a...- r"G . William M. Roberts P.O. Box 910 • Carbondale, Colorado 81623 • (970) 963-9424