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1 <br /> <br />January 16, 2004 <br />Mr. Jim Burnell <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: Oxbow Mining, LLC.. Permit C-1981-022 <br />2003 Annual Reclamation Report <br />Dear Mr. Burnell: <br />RECE~~E® <br />JAN 2 = 1004 <br />Uiuisinn of Minerals and Ceologv <br />Vq~y~ <br />V®/ y <br />r~ <br />The following information is submitted as the 2003 Annual Reclamation Report for the <br />Oxbow Mining, LLC. Sanborn Creek and Elk Creek Mines. The contents of this report <br />are submitted to satisfy the requirements of CDMG Rule 2.04.13 Annual Reclamation <br />Reports. In addition, we have also included an executed CDMG, Annual Reclamation <br />Report for the Year 2003 form. <br />Location and numbers of acres disturbed during_2003: <br />Sanborn Creek Portal Area Borrow Area 0.43 acres <br />Initial "IhWest Coa] Mine Waste Faci"lity Construction° ' ~" 3.33 aCies ~ •~ <br />(Construction:is scheduled td be completed in'2004) • ' ^• - <br />Location and number of acres of areas backfilled and eraded during 2003: <br />Sanborn Creek Portal sealing, backfill and regrade 2.34 acres <br />West Valley Fill (6150'- 6200') 0.53 acres <br />A-Gulch fire road and drill sites 5.0 acres <br />Location and number of acres of areas topsoiled (or topsoil substitute) during 2003: <br />Sanborn Creek Portal regrade and backfill 2.34 acres <br />West Valley Fill (6150'- 6200') 0.53 acres <br />Location and number of acres of areas seeded during 2003: <br />East Yard Gob Pile (re-seeded with hydro-mulch) 1.1 acres <br />West Valley Fill (6150'- 6200') 0.6 acres <br />A-Gulch fire road and drill sites 5.00 acres <br />The seed mix applied to the reclaimed areas can be found in the PAP Exhibit 2.05-E6. <br />The'West Va1leyFill coal mine waste pile seeding and East Yard coal mine waste pile re- <br />seedmg'.was coiripl8ted' in Ocfober~ 2003:. The hydromulch application also included a <br />1:1"=46=0 fertilizer: `~ '"" - <br />3737 Hwy 133 P.O. Box 535 Somerset, Colorado 81434 USA <br />TEL (970) 929-5122 FAX (970) 929-5177 <br />