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MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD 110(2) ANNUAL REPORT <br />For Season 2008 <br />GLACIER PEAK MINING <br />PERMIT NO. M-2003-030 <br />Prepared: 14 March 2009 <br />Submitted: 19 May 2009 <br />Summary: <br />Glacier Peak Mining LLC operated mechanized equipment on the Smoky Hawk and Elk Horn <br />mining claims from 8 June through 23 July in Teller County, Colorado, to produce amazonite, <br />smoky quartz, fluorite, goethite, and other crystallized mineral specimens. The equipment was <br />idle 11 of those 46 days for maintenance or Sunday. A John Deere 992 track hoe and 996 <br />loader were used along with an appropriate air compressor for chipping hammers and a water <br />buffalo. A drill and blasting agent was used during 9 days. Two powder magazines were <br />temporarily located on site. Operations were conducted exclusively at Site B on the Smoky <br />Hawk. Follow-on mineral removal, prospecting, reclamation, and claim upkeep continued on <br />all Glacier Peak claims through 21 October 2008. <br />Map Depicting Qperations: <br />Attached is a map showing the five claims covered under this permit. The fifteen proposed <br />and active excavation sites covered by this permit are shown by the letters A through Q and <br />are indicated with rectangular boxes. An orange area within a rectangular box indicates an <br />open excavation where work will resume this season (2009). Presently, there is one open <br />excavation, Site B, on the Smoky Hawk. A blue shaded box indicates a reclaimed area of one <br />year or with less than 80 percent growth. A green shaded box shows areas that have been <br />mined, reclaimed, and have 80 percent or better growth. <br />Current Disturbances (2008): <br />During 2008, Site B which was partially reclaimed, was re-opened and extended uphill for a <br />total combined disturbance of 0.96 acre. An additional 0.11 acre at Site B was previously <br />reclaimed. An additional 0.10 acre at the top of Site A was redisturbed as a result of piling <br />overburden on this site. The topsoil underneath was not redisturbed. The excavation at Site B <br />was deepened by drilling and blasting. The topsoil piles above Site B were reseeded. The <br />excavation was terraced, partially filled, bermed, and made safe for winter. Work will resume <br />here during 2009.