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New Horizon Mine 2012 ARR Review Annual Reporting, Permit Irrigation - Report the date when Some information on irrigation was provided under the " Revegetated Land Fertilizer Rates An irrigation report was not included in the ARR, however, this information (area, when irrigated, how much, how long) was provided in page 2.05.4(2)(e) -74 water is turned on and which and Pasture Yields" heading in the ARR. Attachment 2012 -C includes the Reclamation the Reclamation Management Tracking Worksheets - Irrigation. PLEASE PROVIDE A SUMMARY IN THE ARR SIMILAR TO THE GRAZING parcels were irrigated. Management Tracking Worksheets - Irrigation. SUMMARY FOR IRRIGATION IN 2012, INCLUDING AN EXHIBIT SHOWING AREAS IRRIGATED. THERE ARE SEVERAL DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE TRACKING WORKSHEETS AND WHAT IS REPORTED IN THE ARR. The ARR indicates that the CC Ditch water arrived 4/25 /12 and irrigation began on 4/27. The CC Ditch water was then cut off on 10/6/12 according to the ARR. The irrigation tracking worksheets indicate that irrigation began on 4/27/12 and ended on 10/15/12. The IP Reference area was irrigated beginning 4/30/12 through 10/15/12 according to the ARR worksheets. PLEASE PROVIDE A WAY TO TRACK WHERE THE DATA IN THE ARR ARE COMING FROM, I.E., WHICH DATA GO WITH WHICH TRACKING WORKSHEET AND CLARIFY WHY THESE DATA DO NOT MATCH (ASSUMING THEY COME FROM TRACKING WORKSHEETS). Annual Reporting, Permit Grazing - Identify the parcels that Attachment 2012 -C includes the Reclamation Management Tracking Worksheets - Grazing. Grazing information provided in the ARR was evaluated for consistency with the Reclamation Management Tracking Worksheets - page 2.05.4(2)(e) -74 were grazed. Report the number Attachment 2012 -D contains grazing allotment estimates. Exhibit 2012 -15 shows grazing Grazing (provided in Attachment 2012 -C of the ARR). Exhibit 2012 -15 shows that only Irrigated Pasture was grazed in 2012, although it is of animals grazing a given parcel areas utilized in 2012. not clear whether the 7 acre STAATS parcel near the IP Reference area is IP or DP when comparing Exhibit 2012 -15 to Map 2.05.4 -5 of PR and the dates the psarcels were 6 (Postmining Vegetation- landuse Map). According to the ARR Summary, grazing in the IP Areas (in general) began 12/25/11 and ended grazed. 1/24/13 (mid -April for some areas on Burbridge). The IP Reference area was grazed beginning 3/7/12 through 1/5/13. IS THE GRAZING THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE REFERENCE AREA "SIMILAR ENOUGH" TO THAT WHICH OCCURED IN THE IP RECLAMATION - DATES DO NOT OVERLAP COMPLETELY. Average Animal Weight Data were also provided in the ARR. THERE ARE SEVERAL DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE TRACKING WORKSHEETS AND WHAT IS REPORTED IN THE ARR. FOR EXAMPLE, THE 11/30/12 TRACKING WORKSHEET (GRAZING) SHOWS THAT GRAZING BEGAN ON 11/25/12 AND ENDED IN "DECEMBER?" FOR AN AREA OF "'109 ACRES WITH 231 CATTLE. THE ARR REPORT INDICATES THAT GRAZING FOR BEGAN FOR AN AREA OF "'107 ACRES WITH 231 CATTLE ON 11/25/12 AND ENDED ON 12/13/12. PLEASE PROVIDE A WAY TO TRACK WHERE THE DATA IN THE ARR ARE COMING FROM, I.E., WHICH DATA GO WITH WHICH TRACKING WORKSHEET AND CLARIFY WHY THESE DATA DO NOT MATCH (ASSUMING THEY COME FROM TRACKING WORKSHEETS). ARR Form Acres in Long Term Mining Exhibit 2012 -13 EXHIBIT 2012 -13 IS LABELED "2012 LONG TERM DISTURBANCE" HOWEVER THE LEGEND ITEM IS LABELED "LONGTERM DISTURBANCE EOY 2011 108.3 AC." PLEASE VERIFY THAT THE AREAS SHOWN IN THE EXHIBIT ARE FOR THE CORRECT YEAR. FURTHERMORE, THE ARR FORM INDICATES 89.8 ACRES OF LONG TERM MINING. PLEASE INDICATE WHICH IS THE CORRECT FIGURE. ARR Form Acres in Active Mining Areas Exhibit 2012 -12 Total active mine area for 2012 as depicted on Exhibit 2012 -12 and indicated in the ARR Report is 174.7 ac. DOES NEW DISTURBANCE GET COUNTED AS ACTIVE MINE AREA? THE ARR FORM INDICATES 164.75 ACRES OF ACTIVE MINING AREAS - SHOULD THIS BE THE SAME AS THE 174.7 ACRES OF 2012 ACTIVE MINING INDICATED ON EXHIBIT 2012 -12? ARR Form Acres Seeded /Planted for the ARR Form The cumulative total reported in the ARR Form (512.52) corresponds to the ARR Report text.CONSIDER CHANGING THE HEADING IN THE Last 10 Years or more ARR REPORT TO SOMETHING INDICATING CUMULATIVE TOTAL, NOT ACRES SEEDED /PLANTED FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS OR MORE. Annual Reporting, Permit Soil Fertility Testing reports and Exhibit 2012 -9. Permit PR 6 MR 81 states : "Fertilizer may be applied to the reference area A SOIL FERTILITY TESTING REPORT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ARR. PLEASE INCLUDE A REPORT OR IF A REPORT WAS NOT GENERATED, page 2.05.4(2)(e) -74 fertilizer application details and the reclaimed area but must be done at the same time and the same rate per acre on INDICATE THIS IN THE TEXT. Based on Exhibit 2012 -9, it appers that the reference area was treated (with fertilizer) the same as the both areas "). reclaimed area. Note that a brief discussion of revegetated land fertilizer rates was provided in the ARR. In addition, some information on fertilizer application was provided in the Reclamation Management Tracking Worksheets - Miscellaneous. Exhibit 2012 -9 (Fertilizer) was examined. Based on this exhibit, it appears that fertilizer was applied to multiple parcels totalling 272.9 ac on April 3 & 4 2012 at a rate indicated on the exhibit. PLEASE ADD AN ITEM TO THE LEGEND IN EXHIBIT 2012 -9 FOR AREAS WHERE FERTILIZER WAS APPLIED. ALSO, THE ACREAGE REPORTED ON THE APRIL RECLAMATION MANAGEMENT TRACKING WORKSHEET - MISCELLANEOUS WAS 287 ACRES, WHICH DOES NOT AGREE WITH THE 272.9 ACRES REPORTED ON EXHIBIT 2012 -9. ALSO, THE RATE CALCULATIONS NEED TO BE CORRECTED ON EXHIBIT 2012 -9 FROM 272.9AC'40LBS TO 272.9AC'43LBS AND FROM 272.9AC'114LBS TO 272.9AC'117LBS. PLEASE PROVIDE A WAY TO TRACK WHERE THE DATA IN THE ARR ARE COMING FROM, I.E., WHICH DATA GO WITH WHICH TRACKING WORKSHEET AND CLARIFY WHY THESE DATA DO NOT MATCH (ASSUMING THEY COME FROM TRACKING WORKSHEETS). New Horizon Mine 2012 ARR Review