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009 Annual Report <br />Pikkeview Quarry <br />?M-1977-211 <br />Continental Materials <br />Anniversary Date: May 27 <br />bMk <br />DECEIVED <br />?L 0 2 2009 <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />?L0 Mining and Safety <br />Overview of Permit Year. During the 2008/2009 operating year a majority of the mining activity occurred in <br />the area at the base of the high-wall. Mining in the Layback area was conducted consistently throughout the <br />year. Mineable limestone has yet to be encountered on the layback. Since training in Area H is below the final <br />grade of 7200 feet no reclamation took place other than backfilling mined areas as the reclamation plan calls for. <br />This backfillmg has taken place in the south end of Area H Weed control was implemented on the site. A <br />large landslide took place on December 2, 2008 and no mining has taken place since. <br />Much of the already reclaimed bench area under the south peak was disturbed during the landslide. This area <br />must be addressed in the new plan as it has been determined the only way this area will ever truly be stable is to <br />remove the limestone from the face of the decomposed granite.. There is the potential that the layback will <br />need to be taken farther back to the west to accommodate this happening. <br />Annual Report Map: Affected land is illustrated on the attached map. See photo of slide area for an accurate <br />assessment of affected land. <br />Reclamation: Shaping of the layback is occurring and work is expected to continue in this area. As was stated <br />above the benches below the 7200 foot elevation are not reclaimed as the location known as Area H must be <br />backfilled to this elevation before reclamation will occur. Benches are reclaimed as they are finished.. <br />Work Anticipated in 2008/2009: Monitoring of the landslide area will continue throughout the year. Once <br />the slide is determined to be safe and stable, geotechnical, geological and hydrological studies will be conducted <br />to determine the appropriate method of mining and reclaiming the quarry. No mining will occur during 2009 <br />with a plan to be submitted by June of 2010. Weed control will continue in the unaffected areas of the quarry <br />Bonding. This operation is covered under a financial warranty corporate surety arrangement provided by <br />Westchester Fire Insurance Company. <br />Confine a Materials <br />2008 Annual Report M-1977-211 Pikeview Quarry <br />Page 1 of 1