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_ ' MINERALS, LLC 1600 Stout St., Suite 1350 Denver, CO 80202 August 1, 2009 DECEIVED State of Colorado ? JUL 7 6 2009 Department of Natural Resources Division of Reclamation, Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety Mining and Safety 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 - - --- - - Re: Tepee Park Ranch Shale Borrow Pit, Permit No. M-2008-027 Black Diamond Minerals, LLC Annual Report of Operations Dear Sir/Madam: The Tepee Park Ranch Shale Borrow Pit, Permit No. M-2008-027 ("Permit") was granted on August 5, 2008 to Black Diamond Minerals, LLC ("BDM") to operate a Shale Borrow Pit within the area known as Tepee Park Ranch ("TPR"). A report of operations is noted below and a check for the annual fee is enclosed. BDM complied with the Mining Plan outlined in the Permit. Extraction of shale rock at the TPR Borrow Pit was also permitted through the Garfield County Building and Planning Department through a Special Use Permit. BDM also complied with all the conditions of that permit. All construction work done at this site was conducted under a Stormwater Management Permit issued by the CDPHE. Best Management Practices were implemented as defined in our Stormwater Management Plan ("SWMP"). The required inspections were conducted and documented by Buys & Associates of Littleton, CO. No incidents of noncompliance were- identified. 2008 Activities: Work began in the TPR Borrow Pit on August 2, 2008 in which a culvert was installed and a retaining pond constructed at the site. These items were done per the design submitted and in accordance with the SWMP. • Work was completed for the year at the TPR Borrow Pit on November 3, 2008. • An estimated 5400 cubic yards of shale was extracted from the borrow pit in 2008 and used on selected sites within TPR, as noted below and shown on the attached map. Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety August 1, 2009 Page 1