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Logan Wash Mine Annual Report March 28, 2008 - March 27, 2009 Permit No.: M-1977-424 1.0 Introduction This annual report has been prepared in accordance with regulations of the State of Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS) and the regulations promulgated by the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board. The information presented in this report pertains to the period March 28, 2008 to March 27, 2009 (reporting period). Projected reclamation activities for the following year are also presented. The Logan Wash Mine, located approximately 12 miles northeast of De Beque, Colorado, is managed by Glenn Springs Holdings, Inc. (GSHI) for Occidental Oil Shale, Inc. (OOSI). Western Water & Land, Inc. (WWL) provides engineering and environmental consulting services. A general site location map for the Logan Wash Mine is presented in Figure 1. This annual report summarizes the reclamation status of the Logan Wash Mine. The Logan Wash Mine is currently under closure and reclamation status. During the reporting period reclamation maintenance work was conducted on the OOSI property. GSHI anticipates reclamation maintenance activities to resume in 2009. In 2006, at the request of DRMS, OOSI prepared and submitted Amendment No. 1: Retort Water Pipeline and Evaporation Pond. Although these structures were constructed in 1984 after receiving permits from the BLM and Garfield County, for unknown reasons the structures were not incorporated into the existing mine permit. On August 5, 2008, DRMS approved the amendment and granted OOSI a 10-year extension of the reclamation period for Logan Wash Mine. This extension will allow for the potential further attenuation of solutes in the retort discharge water. The remainder of this annual report is organized as follows: • Section 2: Disturbed Acreage Status • Section 3: Monitoring Activities in 2008 • Section 4: Reclamation Activities in 2008 • Section 5: Maintenance Activities in 2008 • Section 6: Anticipated Reclamation in the Year 2009 • Section 7: Anticipated Disturbance in the Year 2009 Please refer to Figure 1, the Logan Wash Mine location map, and Figure 2, the Logan Wash Mine site map for features discussed in this report. This report also refers to Exhibit E, the original reclamation plan, and Exhibit F, the reclamation map. These exhibits can be found in the mine permit documents for Logan Wash Mine. 2.0 Disturbed Acreage Status According to Exhibit E of the Reclamation Plan (1981) for Logan Wash Mine, 134.7 acres were approved for disturbance within the permit area with an actual disturbance of 113.6 acres (Table 1.0). During the reporting period no additional acreage was disturbed. With the approval of Amendment No. 1, the retort water Evaporation Pond and Pipeline are considered as disturbed acreage in this annual report. This acreage is not considered a new disturbance because annual Western Water & Land, Inc.