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. ?r <br />ALBERT FRET & SONS <br />July 8, 2009 <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety <br />Minerals Section <br />1313 Sherman Street Suite 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203-2273 <br />Re: Walstrum Mine, M.L.R. Permit <br />No. M-1983-033, Annual Report <br />I'll- I,-- <br />acs <br />P.O. BOX 700 <br />HENDERSON, CO 80640 <br />(303) 289-1837 <br />(303) 289-2865 FAX <br />DECEIVED <br />JUL 10 2009 <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />j v mining and safety <br />our files indicate that the anniversary date for this <br />permit is June 23. This pit HAS NOT been granted a Temporary Cessa- <br />tion and it HAS operated more than 180 days this year. The permit- <br />ted area is 292.07 ac. ± and the pit is divided into 6 Reclamation <br />Phases. A sign that conforms with rule 3.1.12 SIGNS AND MARKERS is at <br />the entrance to the quarry on the scale house. Please refer to the <br />2008-09 Annual Report Map for the location of areas discussed in <br />this report. <br />We will deal specifically with each of the Annual Report <br />requirements as outlined in Rule 1.15 of the Rules and Regulations, <br />and the annual notice letter. <br />(1) Total disturbance to date in Stage I is 119.55 acres ±. As <br />the face moved east more floor area was created reducing the <br />area needing additional work to reclaim it. The current face <br />area covers approximately 58.40 acres ± (yellow), an increase. <br />of 1.0 acre. Mining continued on the area previously stripped <br />in Stage I, on the floor area (orange), and the working face. <br />The primary topsoil storage pile is located north of the mined <br />area and covers 12.85 acres ± (brown). <br />(2) As approved in the mining plan only the mine benches need <br />resoiling and revegetation. The upper 5 benches, covering <br />6.54 acres, are beginning their fourth growing season (green). <br />Revegetation is doing well on the benches. We completed <br />resoiling the 2 new benches on the north area and 6 benches in <br />the south area built last year and have started 2 more new <br />benches on the north and 2 on the south. Once the new benches <br />are complete they will resoiled and then benches created in <br />2008 and 2009 will be seeded. Reclamation is complete on <br />Stage X. Stage Z is permitted in the county for commercial <br />uses. Clear Creek County approved removal of this stage from <br />the Official Development Plan and we will request its release <br />from the permit. The table below outlines the various areas <br />of disturbance at the mine.