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ANNUAL RECLAMATION REPORT <br />DOWE FLATS MINE, LYONS, COLORADO <br />PERMIT NO. M-1993-041 <br />2007 - 2008 <br />The purpose of this report is to comply with the Mined Land Reclamation Act of 1976, Statute <br />34-32-112 of House Bill No. 1065. This report follows the requirements covering annual <br />reports in the Rules and Regulations of Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board, Section 2.4. <br />The permit for the Dowe Flats Mine was issued on May 20, 1993 and amended on December <br />14, 1994. <br />There continues to be approximately 81 acres of major disturbance: <br />¦ Quarry Pit .......................................................................81 Acres <br />There were approximately 12 acres of backfilled pit completed with soil and vegetation as <br />reclaimed land in 2007 - 2008. An additional 12 acres of land was disturbed by removal of <br />topsoil during the same time period. Both of these areas are hand drawn on the attached map. <br />An additional proposed reclaim of 10 to 12 more acres using native grasses and plant species is <br />planned for the third and fourth quarters of 2008. The annual aerial flyover of the mine is <br />scheduled for late September or early October of this year. <br />A total of 184 acres have been reclaimed to date.