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August 16, 2011 State of Colorado Department of Natural Resources Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 Dear Sir/Madam: ✓ Black Diamond Minerals, LLC 1600 Stout Street, Suite 1710 Denver, CO 80202 303 - 973 -3228 Re: Tepee Park Ranch Shale Borrow Pit, Permit No. M- 2008 -027 Black Diamond Minerals, LLC Annual Report of Operations RECENAD SEP . I 9 2011 ($ Division of rzeclamation, Mining and Safety The Tepee Park Ranch Shale Borrow Pit, Permit No. M- 2008 -027 ( "Permit ") was granted on August 5, 2011 to Black Diamond Minerals, LLC ( "BDM ") to operate a shale borrow pit within the area known as Tepee Park Ranch ( "TPR ") in Garfield County, CO. A report of the operations is noted below and a check for the annual fee is enclosed. BDM complied with the mining plan outlined in the Permit. Extraction of shale rock at the Borrow Pit was also permitted through the Garfield County Building and Planning Department through a Special Use Permit. BDM also complied with all of the conditions of that permit. All construction work done at this site was conducted under a Stormwater Management Permit issued by the CDPHE. Best Management Practices were implemented as defined in the Stormwater Management Plan ( "SWMP "). The required inspections were conducted and documented by Kleinfelder (formerly Buys and Associates) of Littleton, CO.. There were no incidents of non - compliance with the SWMP. 2010 Activities: No extraction of shale rock was conducted in 2010 as the project to drill natural gas wells was deferred due to poor economic conditions. 2011 Activities: No extraction of shale rock is planned for 2011. The project to drill natural gas wells is deferred due to poor economic conditions. Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety 2011 Annual Report Page 1