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PATHFINDER DEVELOPMENT P.O. BOX 3332 TELLURIDE, CO 81435 970-728-0167 Phone 970-728-4661 Fax September 7th, 2006 DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, Co 80203 Re: Annual Report for permit M-1994-113 Deaz Sirs, RECF~v~D SEP 1 12006 Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety Since ow anniversary date of October 40i, 2005, Pathfinder did mine a small amount of gravel in the Fall of 2005. Please refer to the crushing log for days of operation and amounts of material processed. The enclosed map defines where the mining distwbance occurred inside ow permitted area. Since mid November 2005 until present, no other surface distwbances have been performed by Pathfmder Development. All mining related activities by Pathfmder ceased on November 1601, 2005. Public Service Company of Colorado does have anon-exclusive easement through ow property that generally follows the abandon Rio Grande Southern Railroad bed. Within this easement lies a 30+ inch penstock that services the antique Ames Hydroelectric plant. This summer PSCo did perform extensive maintenance to sections of this pipeline, including some 400 feet of pipe replacement, portions of which occurred within the Pathfinder DMG permitted area. Old fiberglass pipe was dug up and replaced with new ductile iron pipe. This replacement did distwb ow haul road during construction. However, PSCo has re-surfaced the haul road and returned at least a portion for Pathfinder's use, the sufficiency of which remains in the condemnation proceedings, discussed below. We monitored the construction project and made every effort to enswe that their surface disturbance would not alter ow storm water management plan. Though this was not a mining activity, nor was it performed by the permit holder Pathfinder Development, we feel it should be noted in this report and the DMG made aware of the occurrence. If more information is required, please contact Public Service Company of Colorado. (Owned and operated by Xcel Energy) Further we wish to add that in December 2005 PSCo filed a Petition in Condemnation, for an exclusive easement for their penstock through the Pathfinder property. The San Miguel County District Court in December 2005 gave PSCo exclusive possession of the described easement, denying us access to ow property without their permission. PSCo has since modified their easement description petition twice, and has indicated that an additional amendment is forthcoming. Until the Judge heazs the case, we won't fully know the limits for ow access.