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Summary: <br />MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD 110(2) ANNUAL REPORT <br />I operated mechanized equipment at Topaz Mountain Gem Mine a total of 16 days between 21 <br />May and 26 Sep 2012. I used a backhoe for 5 days and a small track hoe for 11 days. <br />Additionally, I used a mechanical shaker on and off throughout the season. Digging by hand <br />occurred throughout the season between 4 May and 26 Sep. Numerous unauthorized diggers <br />continue to mineral trespass and dig holes throughout the season when I am not present on site. <br />Map Depicting 2012 Operations: <br />Current Disturbances 2012: <br />For Season 2012 <br />TOPAZ MOUNTAIN GEM MINE <br />PERMIT NO. M- 2002 -003 <br />12 March 2013 <br />Attached is a map depicting current and existing disturbances on Rubeck Placer and Rubeck <br />Placer No. 2 claims. Current and existing disturbances are indicated by red -dotted lines. <br />Site WC was expanded to a total disturbance of 0.65 acre. Previous disturbances total an <br />additional 0.92 acre. Again, approximately an additional 1,500 square feet was disturbed by <br />unauthorized mineral trespass. Total disturbance not reclaimed is 1.57 acres of 4.5 permitted <br />acres. <br />Reclamation Accomplished to Date (Including 2012 Reclamation): <br />Approximately 2,000 square feet of current disturbances is reclaimed. <br />There is approximately 9,000 square feet (0.02 acre) total of unauthorized dig sites which will be <br />reclaimed as I continue mining These are in an area where topsoil was previously removed in <br />preparation for mining All topsoil has been stored and these disturbances are all within the <br />permit site. <br />Reclamation Accomplished durin 2012: <br />No new reclamation was accomplished in 2012. Soil piles were seeded to further stabilize. <br />Proposed 2013 Operations <br />Mechanized operations will again consist of two sessions, approximately the first week in May <br />and the last week of September. Hand digging and screening of mined material using a <br />mechanized shaker will occur throughout the summer. <br />