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URIE ROCK COMPANY <br />2424 E MAIN Sr <br />RANGELY, CO 81648 <br />970-675-5766 <br />JULY 12, 2010 <br />DNISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />1313 SNERMAN ST., ROOM 215 <br />DENVER, COLORADO 80203 <br />PHONE: 303-866-3567 <br />FAX: 303-832-8106 <br />RE: ANNUAL REPORT AND FEE $791.00 <br />PERMIT NO: M-2009-038 <br />PLEASE SEE MAP ATTACHED OF THE START OFF OF PERMIT M-2009-038. <br />THE TOPSOILIOVERBURDEN REMOVAL WAS STARTED IN JANUARY 2010 AND WITHIN THE 100' <br />BOUNDARIES OF THE SURVEY STAKES. OVERBURDEN WAS MOVED TO FORM THE DIRT BERMS ON <br />THE SOUTH AND EAST SIDES SEE MAP #2). TOPSOIL WAS STOCKPILED ON THE NORTH END OF <br />THE PROPERTY SEE MAP #A BOTH OF THESE NEW BERMED AREAS WERE GRAIN DRILLED AND <br />RESEEDED, CURRENTLY GRASSES ARE 3 TO 6 INCHES HIGH. NOXIOUS WEEDS WHITE TOP HAVE <br />BEEN SPRAYED TWICE, ONCE LAST FALL AND FOLLOWED UP THIS SPRING WITH ANOTHER SPRAY AND <br />ARE WELL UNDER CONTROL THE WEEDS WERE ONLY ON THE PROPERTY BY THE SCALES. <br />THE PIT OPENING WAS STARTED JAN 25, 2010, WATER WAS PUMPED OUT INTO A SETTLING PONDS <br />AND PIT RUN GRAVEL WAS DUG OUT AND HAULED TO STOCKPILE AREA SEE MAP. THE PIT WAS <br />OPENED UP 130' X 525'. GRAVEL WAS APX 18' DEEP AND RAN UP TO 6 - 10' AT THE NORTH <br />END. AN AREA OF CLAY WffH ROCK WAS NOT REMOVED DUE TO THE CLAY SOILS. CRUSHING AND <br />SEPARATING OF PRODUCT WAS BEGAN THE END OF JUNE 2010 AND IS CURRENTLY IN PROCESS, <br />WITH CURRENT SALES TO DATE AT APX_500 TON. ROADS IN AND OUT HAVE BEEN GRAVELED. <br />SCALES HAVE BEEN SET UP AND CERTIFIED VIA BLACKFORD IN DENVER. SCALES RUN BY <br />COLORADO STATE CERTIFIED OPERATORS. COMPANY SIGNAGE UP ON THE FRONT AND BACK SIDE <br />OF THE PROPERTY WITH WARNINGS AND NO TRESPASSING1RESTRICTED AREA SIGNS. <br />OUR HOPE IS TO BE ABLE TO SELL GRAVEL NOT ONLY TO THE RANGELY PUBLIC BUT TO THE OIL & <br />GAS COMPANIES IN THIS AREA. SINCE THE WORK IS SLOW, IT IS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT WHAT <br />FUTURE SALES WILL BE. OUR AREA IS DEPENDENT ON THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY. IF SALES ARE <br />GOOD TO DEPLETE THE CURRENT STOCKPILE, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD AS PLANNED FOR EXPANSION <br />OF THE PIT. WE WILL CONTINUE IN THE MANNER AS PLANNED IN THE PERMIT. <br />SINCERELY, <br />ELAINE URI , PRESIDENT <br />URIE ROCK COMPANY <br />URIE GRAVEL PIT