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Permittee Name: Permit No: Operation Name: Anniversary Date: V~e• sr Building M-77-7 29 Whkewater 500 Pit 09/22/95 Materials, Corp. •• Page 2 Stage 2 on 6.19 ac t and in Stage B on 0.33 ac. ± as shown on Map 2 (green). The Plant Site in Stages W, Z and 2 is still in use (lite yellow) . In addition, overburden was placed in Stage C for use in future reclamation and pit run material was placed in Stage A for future use. We still have 12.93 acres stripped ready for mining in Stage 2 (pink). The river has continued to erode the bank in stages Y ( 300 ft ) and Z ( 600 ft.) this year (red). The extend of damage has not been as great and as we explained in March, 1995 it is out of our hands because of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services objection to any work preformed in the Gunnison River. (2) Most of the reclamation is complete in Stage 1 at this time. we completed sloping on the area colored lite blue in the east corner of the lake area. The dewatering pumps have been removed and the lake is beginning to refill. We purposely sloped the eastern parcel shallower than that shown on the reclamation map to try and create a wetland area in this area. In addition, approximately 1,050 ft of road that ran along the south side of the site was relocated to its final location adjacent to the lake (brown). The old road ROW was graded , soiled and seeded this year (1,120 ft. ±). Corrugated Metal Pipe was place in two drainages to reduce erosion of the slope to the south of the site (noted as A and B on the map). we are experiencing an unstable slope on the east side of the lake area (1390 feet) as a result of water seeping from the river to the lake area (red). This is beginning to stabilize and once the lake refills we will try to correct the problem. All the revegetation areas in Stages X, Y and 1 are resoiled ready for seeding when the water returns to the lake. The remaining topsoil pile in Stage X was spread this year on 0.46 acres and the road in Stage Y (1,450 ft t) was placed in its final location (brown). Because of the severe draught in 1994 all vegetation on the site has taken a beating, therefore no revegetation efforts were made or required this year. We have 1,000 YD~ of topsoil stored in Stage 1 and 3,000 YD3 in Stage 2 (orange). We have approximately 800 YD~ of gravel stored near the topsoil in Stage 1 that will be used to dress the roads (dark green). We also sloped a 750 foot section of the river bank in Stage Z this year (purple). (3) We will strip and mine an additional 5.79 acres t in Stage 2 this year (blue). If more area is needed we will resume mining on the area previously stripped (pink). Mining will continue on the 1.16 acres t partially mined in Stage D (blue) and may expand onto the stripped area remaining in that stage (pink). We also plan to resume mining in Stage B on 0.61 ac. t (blue). (4) The amendment submitted in 1981 explained that until we stop dewatering Stage 1 the chances of establishing vegetation in Stages X, Y and the banks of Stage 1, are very slim because of the very grid conditions in this area. Revegetation will take place as soon as the water table has stabilized in Stage 1. Bank sloping and grading will continue as in the past once mining is completed on a shore line that will not be disturbed in the future. No other reclamation is required at this time.