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COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY ANNUAL REPORT FOR SPEER MINING RESOURCE M-1983-176 AM-2 ASPHALT SPECIALTIES CO., INC. DECEMBER 9, 2002 TO DECEMBER 9, 2003 1. TOTAL ACRES IN PERMIT AREA: 67.5 2. TOTAL PERMITTED MINEABLE ACRES: 51.5 3. CURRENT TOTAL ACRES DISTURBED: APPROX. 42.7 4. TOTAL ACRES MINED DURING REPORT YEAR: APPROX. 9.7 5. CURRENT TOTAL ACRES IN VARIOUS STAGES OF RECLAMATION: APPROX. 9.7 6. TOTAL ACRES RECLAIMED DURING REPORT YEAR; APPROX. 6 7. APPROXIMATE ACREAGE TO BE MINED IN NEXT REPORT YEAR: 4 8. APPROXIMATE ACREAGE TO BE RECLAIMED IN NEXT REPORT YEAR: 7.1 Mining during the report yeaz continued on this permit site in Area 1, re-named Area 2 and in the new, re-named Area 3 (re-naming due to approval of expansion amendment AM-2 in 2003). Please refer to the attached Annual Report Map. Mining in Area 1 continued to the northeast and utilized overburden in the reclamation backfill for "pit- side" river stabilization per UD&FCD requirements. Approximately 1.5 acres were backfilled in this area. Mining was completed on the lower bench (Area 2) and this area was concurrently backfilled. Mining continued into the new amendment area to the northeast. No seeding of revegetation was implemented on this permit site, as the overburden stockpile is in vazious stages of disturbance with the addition and subtraction of material. Completion of backfilling to grade on the lower bench and backfill along the pit-side of the high-water mazk of the South Platte River in Area 1 is the only reclamation activity that occurred on this permit during the reporting year. Mining during the next reporting year will continue in Area 3 to the northeast to the approved limits of mining. Reclamation during the next reporting year will be implemented as revegetation on the lower bench (Area 2) and will be completed in this area.