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Permit M1990 -057 Leadville Mill, Union Milling Company, LLC June 13, 2013 Annual Report Propert y Permit M- 1990 -057 includes the Leadville Mill. The Hopemore Shaft has submitted an application for a separate permit. The permit operator is: Union Milling Company, LLC (UMC) Nick Michael, Manager P. O. Box 620490 Littleton, CO 80162 -0490 303 - 947 -3499 The Leadville Mill is located in the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 33, and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 28, Township 9 South, Range 80 West. The county designated address is 13815 Highway 24, Lake County, Colorado. The owner of the Leadville Mill is: Constructive Investments, LLC Nick Michael, Manager PO Box 620490 Littleton, CO 80162 -0490 Activities: June 18. 2012 to June 17. 2013 Care and maintenance activities have occurred during the past year at the mill. Additionally, major permitting efforts were completed at the mill and construction initiated in accordance with the approved permits. Activities are reported below. The mill remained idle, on care and maintenance status, with no production or milling occurring in the last 12 month period. The mill completed reconstruction of the tailings storage facility embankment in late September 2012 in conformance with the approved Technical Revision No.3. No permanent reclamation occurred at the mill in the last 12 month period. Additional interim stabilization activities continued within existing disturbed areas. Exhibit TSF 02 is submitted with the Annual Report. At this time, the bond for both the Leadville Mill and Hopemore Shaft totaling $81,700 remains in place. The $81,700 amount was determined by the Division in November 2007. The Leadville Mill reclamation estimate is $51,700 and the remaining $30,000 is for the Hopemore Shaft. An Irrevocable Letter of Credit remains in place for $51,700 from the Bank of Colorado of Yuma, CO for the Leadville Mill bond. 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 2012. 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 mill permit identification signs (metal - style) were maintained on the main gate to the facility and on the mill building, identifying the permitee and permit number. These signs were updated, as required with the approval of the Succession of Operator