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MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD 110(2) ANNUAL REPORT <br />For Season 2007 <br />TOPAZ MOUNTAIN GEM MINE <br />PERMIT NO. M-2002-003 <br />Summary: <br />21 March 2008 <br />I operated Topaz Mountain Gem Mine from 19 Sep through 2 Oct and again from 25 <br />though 20 Oct using a small backhoe. Otherwise, I visited the site several times <br />throughout the year and did assessment work by hand. Additionally, numerous <br />unauthorized diggers visited the claims from mid January and dug unauthorized holes <br />throughout the season when I was not present on site. The Forest Service Operations plan <br />submitted 6 April 20(?6 was approved l 9 Sep 2Q07. State permits were previously <br />approved. <br />Map Depictin 2~_Operations: <br />Attached is a map depicting current and existing disturbances on Rubeck Placer and <br />Rubeck Placer No. 2 claims. Current and existing disturbances are indicated by red- <br />dotted lines. <br />Current Disturbances 2007: <br />Site C was opened during the fall of 2007 for a total of 1,650 square feet (OA4 acre}. An <br />additional 1,600 square feet was disturbed to store topsoil and remove a platform. <br />Other disturbances occurred throughout the mine site where unauthori.~ed digging has <br />continued. Total unauthorized digging for 2007 is approximately 0.03 acres, reaching a <br />total of 0.09 acres. <br />Previous Disturbances 2006 and Prior: <br />Minor disturbances totaling less than 0.02 acres occurred at Site C. Ninety percent of this <br />disturbance was from unauthorized claim jumpers. Additional, unauthorized small, <br />scattered disturbances have occurred above Site B and Site C. Additional unauthorized <br />digging has taken place at Site B, where high graders have dangerously undercut some <br />large boulders. Total unauthorized digging during 2006 is about 0.06 acres. All <br />unauthorized digging has occurred within the permitted 4.5 acres and will be reclaimed <br />through normal operations. <br />Previous disturbances, prior to 2004 have not changed. These include two open <br />excavation pits, a topsoil storage pile, a berm, existing roadways, areas in which pipe for <br />drainage was laid, a gray water system, three platform areas for temts, washing area, <br />screening area, and storage areas. Based on field surveys, the two excavations and <br />