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1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - Start of Active Operations The following Annual Report addresses American Soda's Yankee Gulch Sodium Minerals Project, located in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. In accordance with C.R.S. 34-32-116(3)(a), the Annual Report provides a summary of the surface disturbance and reclamation pertormed during the current reporting period from July 13, 2005 to July 12, 2006 (2005 - 2006), as well as planned disturbance and reclamation for the next reporting period from July 13, 2006 -July 12, 2007 (2006 - 2007). Activities at the Yankee Gulch Project during the reporting period were conducted under the regulatory guidance and inspection oversight of the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG) under Permit No. M-1999-002. As part of this Annual Report, American Soda has prepared maps identifying areas where disturbance has occurred during the report period. Figure 1 provides a general location map of the American Soda Piceance Site Mining Operation. Figure 2 provides a detailed map of the Piceance Site Processing Facility and its surroundings. Figure 3 provides a detailed map of the 0 - 5 year mining panel, where the majority of surtace disturbance has occurred to date. Figure 3 also identifies American Soda's Pilot Plant Area, which was developed in 1997. Figure 4 is a current status map of the 0 - 5 year mining panel which • shows areas of reclamation for the 2004 - 2005 reporting period. Section 2.0 of this report addresses permit modifications for the Yankee Gulch Project during the 2005 - 2006 permit period. Section 3.0 addresses resent changes and the current status of American Soda's project operations, including the extent of current disturbances and additional disturbance planned for 2006 - 2007. Section 4.0 describes reclamation that has occurred to date and planned reclamation for the 2006 - 2007 reporting period, American Soda. L.L.P. 1 DMG Annual Report July 12, 2003