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.,. <br />MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD 110(2) ANNUAL REPORT <br />For Season 2009 <br />GLACIER PEAK MINING <br />PERMIT NO. M-2003-030 <br />Draft Prepared: 10 March 2010 <br />Submitted: 11 May 2010 <br />Summary: <br />Glacier Peak Mining LLC operated mechanized equipment on the Smoky Hawk and Elk Horn <br />mining claims from 11 June through 31 July in Teller County, Colorado, to produce amazonite, <br />smoky quartz, fluorite, goethite, and other crystallized mineral specimens. The equipment was idle <br />13 of those 51 days for maintenance, use at other sites, or for Sunday. A John Deere 992 and 690 <br />track hoe and small bulldozer were used along with an appropriate air compressor for chipping <br />hammers and a water buffalo. A drill and blasting agent was used during 6 days. Two powder <br />magazines were temporarily located on site. Blasting operations were conducted exclusively at Site <br />B on the Smoky Hawk. Follow-on mineral removal, prospecting, reclamation, and claim upkeep <br />continued on all Glacier Peak claims through 26 Sep 2009. Of note, active claim jumping is <br />occurring. Unauthorized persons removed significant quantities of valuable crystallized specimens <br />from Site B during late July. The county sheriff was notified. <br />Map Depicting Operations: <br />Attached is a map showing the five claims covered under this permit. The fifteen proposed and <br />active excavation sites covered by this permit are shown by the letters A through Q and are <br />indicated with rectangular boxes. An orange area within a rectangular box indicates an open <br />excavation where work will resume this season (2009). Presently, there is one open excavation, Site <br />B, on the Smoky Hawk. A blue shaded box indicates a reclaimed area of one year or with less than <br />80 percent growth. A green shaded box shows areas that have been mined, reclaimed, and have 80 <br />percent or better growth. <br />Current Disturbances (2009 ): <br />During 2009, Site B was re-opened and extended uphill and to the southwest for an additional 3,000 <br />square feet (0.07 acre) new disturbance for a total combined disturbance of 1.03 acre. In 2007, 0.11 <br />acre at Site B was previously reclaimed. Additional disturbances include 0.20 acre at the top of Site <br />A, as a result of piling overburden on this site. The topsoil underneath is not redisturbed. The <br />excavation at Site B was deepened by drilling and blasting. The topsoil piles above Site B were <br />reseeded. The excavation was terraced, partially filled, bermed, fenced, and made safe for winter. <br />Work will resume here during 2010. Additionally, approximately 1,000 square feet (0.02 acre) was <br />disturbed below the camp site on Site C. Total disturbance not including access roads is 1.25 acre.