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~f <br />L.F. Brown & <br />Associates Inc. <br />:~-~ <br />l !'''~ 3473 D ~ Road <br />Palisade, CO 81526 <br />RECEIVED <br />AUG 0 51002 <br />JUIy 31, 2002 Division of Minerals and Geology <br />Mr. Carl Mount <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman St., Rm. 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: Annual Report and Fee for Permit # M-9&052, Rock Island Operation <br />Dear Mr. Mount: <br />Attached are the required map and Annual Fee of $281.00 for the Rock Island <br />Operation. <br />(970)464-1171 <br />Erica Crosby inspected the site on July 17, 2002, and she may have informed you <br />that the operation is not presently active. The owner/operator is in the process of making <br />some personnel changes at the operation. Actually, production was pretty sporadic <br />throughout the last year. Some of the remaining dredge material was tapped but most of <br />the material sold was taken from stockpiles. <br />The operation has thus far affected nearly all of the permit area (i.e., 9 + acres). <br />However, some unmined material remains and some of the affected land continues to be <br />occupied by stockpiles of screened and sorted materials for sale. <br />fQo topsoil existed within the permit boundary because 100 % of the site was <br />occupied by placer dredge tailing. Therefore, revegetation is not required in the reclamation <br />plan. However, we have back-hauled, stoclcpiled, and distributed some soils for <br />reclamation on a voluntary basis. <br />As discussed with you a couple of times through the last year or so, we are now in <br />the process of coming to you for bond release on the area that is reclaimed, after which we <br />wish to amend the permit by adding acreage on the other end of the permit, thus allowing <br />us to continue mining the windrow of placer dredge material. <br />Please call with any questions. <br />Yours Very Truly, <br />C~,~.,~.--- <br />Larry F. Brown, Ph.D. <br />President, L.F. Brown & Assoc. Inc. <br />Enclosures: Annual Fee <br />Annual Report Map <br />xc: Sam McCleneghan <br />