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Reclamation Accomplished During 2012: <br />No reclamation was accomplished during 2012. <br />On 18 May, we planted 30 aspen, 25 chokecherry, 30 ponderosa, and 30 Douglas fir on Site B. <br />Additionally, reseeded with native mix. Due to drought, regrowth is quite slow. Tree survival is 85 <br />percent. <br />Roads have not been removed. They provide access for Sites A and C that are still being mined. <br />All other sites under this permit except Site C which is open for operations and Site B with a portion <br />of Site A which is less than one year reclaimed, are at 80 percent regrowth and considered <br />complete. <br />Proposed 2013 Operations: <br />Operations will be in conjunction with operations on T. D. Minerals claims, Quist claims, and <br />Crystaljack mining claims between early June through the end of July and be conducted primarily <br />using a John Deer 992 and/or 690 track hoe. Operations on the Smoky Hawk will extend Site C to <br />the southwest corner. Site D will be opened with a portion remaining open after making it safe for <br />winter. <br />Site visits, including mineral extraction, reclamation, and claim maintenance will be continued <br />throughout the season. <br />Anticipated 2013 Disturbances: <br />Approximately 0.5 acre will be opened on the Smoky Hawk at Site C and D. Approximately 0.2 <br />acre will be reclaimed and reseeded. <br />Any additional prospects will not exceed 0.1 acre. <br />Proposed 2013 Reclamation: <br />Approximately 30 ponderosa pine, 25 chokecherry, and 60 aspens will be further planted on Sites A <br />and B on the Smoky Hawk. Additional reseeding will be accomplished on areas that are not <br />showing good growth. <br />Any test pits that may be opened during 2012 will be filled, recontoured, and reseeded. <br />