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No map is submitted for Hopemore Shaft activities with the Annual Report. Total bond on the properties remains at $81,700 as determined by the Division in November 2007.The Hopemore Shaft reclamation estimate is $30,000 and an Irrevocable Letter of Credit remains in place for $30,500 from the First Mountain Bank of Leadville, CO. The Hopemore Shaft activities for the past 12 months are presented below. 1) The Hopemore Shaft continued operation as a tourist mine, but did not produce ore as an active mine. 2) Permanent metal mine permit identification signs were maintained at the entrance to the facility and on the mine building, identifying the permitee and permit number. 3) Permit boundary stakes were maintained as required. 4) Rehabilitation of the underground levels continued for tourist access. 5) Construction of board walks, parking and view deck continued. 6) Sediment control measures were performed as required (cleaning culverts and maintaining berms and roads at the entrance of the facility). 7) Weed control measures were performed as required. 8) The Hopemore shaft does not meet the APEN submittal requirements as a tourist mine. Leadville Mill The mill remained idle, on care and maintenance status, with no production or milling occurring in the last 12 month period. The mill initiated reconstruction of the tailings storage facility in late September 2011 in conformance with the approved Technical Revision. No permanent reclamation occurred at the mill in the last 12 month period. Interim stabilization activities continued within existing disturbed areas and new interim stabilization activities were initiated within the tailings storage facilities reconstruction area. The mill disturbed area was increased from 6.6 acres to 8.1 acres. Exhibit TSF 01 is submitted with the Annual Report. Total bond on the properties remains at $81,700 as determined by the Division in November 2007. The Leadville Mill reclamation estimate is $51,700 and an Irrevocable Letter of Credit remains in place for $51,700 from the Bank of Colorado of Yuma, CO. The Leadville Mill activities for the past 12 months are presented below. 1) Quarterly water quality sampling from monitoring well MW -1 continues. MW -1 had insufficient water in the well during the summer, fall, winter and spring sampling periods. The sampling reports are presented in Appendix 1. 2) Quarterly surface water quality sampling from three stations, SW -1 through SW -3, was initiated in August 2011. There were insufficient stream flows to collect samples during the summer, fall, winter and spring sampling periods. The surface water monitoring observations are included with the MW -1 monitoring reports. 3) Permanent metal mill permit identification signs were maintained on the main gate to the facility and on the mill building, identifying the permitee and permit number. Additionally, no trespassing signs and warning signs were maintained,as needed, on the property boundary (which includes the permit boundary) fence. The barbed wire property boundary fence was repaired and tightened as needed. 4) Permit boundary stakes were maintained as required. Annual Report M1990 -057 June 11, 2012