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ANNUAL REPORT Operator: United Companies of Mesa County Operation: United/Norwood Pit File Number: M-1988-037 Anniversary Date: May 25, 2002 The Norwood Pit has been active during the past year. Activities have included gravel mining and processing, gravel product storage and gravel product sales. Processing included gravel crushing, screening and gravel washing. A portable asphalt plant was on site at [he Norwood Pit during the summer of 2001. Gravel mining activity occurred in the Phase 2 azea. The highwall was advanced to the east. Gravel was also taken from the pit floor during the winter months. Topsoil has been removed (and stockpiled) from the azea located immediately east of the active highwall. Topsoil was transported to the large existing storage pile located in the Phase 2 area. Subsoil was removed from the area to the east of the active highwall. In addition, subsoil was removed from that part of the Phase 2 area located to the north of the active pit. This area lies between the existing pit and the south boundary of the Phase 4 azea. Subsoil that was removed from both of these areas was placed in a large fill [hat creates a road connecting the active pit floor with [he undisturbed areas of Phase 2 and Phase 3. The road is located at the south boundary of the Phase 2 azea. The road construction was done during this past winter. Additional subsoil material far construction of this road was taken from the subsoil stockpile located to the east of the active pit. The total subsoil volume of this stockpile was used in the cons[mction of [he new road. This new road will be moved [o the east as gravel extraction at both the United Companies pit and the neighboring San Miguel County gravel pit is done. A water pipeline has been installed across the floor of the pit for the use of the landowner. Technical Revision 4 has been added [o the Mining and Reclamation Plans for [his permit to address a number of topics that had changed from the approved Plans.