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land and that has been regraded, reseeded, or is otherwise in the process of reclamation. This <br />acreage also is counted towards the total disturbed land acreage, which includes all land that has <br />been affected by mining activities and is covered by the current reclamation bond. Thus far, <br />550.7 acres of previously disturbed land within the Affected Land Boundary have been released <br />from the reclamation performance bond. This acreage will not be included in item 12 of the <br />questionnaire for 2013. However, both bond released acreage and reclamation in progress <br />acreage are shown in the figures in the reclamation report. Also, in previous Annual Reports the <br />application of composted biosolids has been reported as topsoil placement. While the intent of <br />the composted biosolids application is to create a topsoil -like cover, Climax has reclassified <br />composted biosolids application as fertilizer to prevent confusion with actual topsoil use. <br />The table below shows the corrected 2013 acreage in comparison to the 2012 Annual Report <br />numbers. <br />2012 2013 <br />Description Acreage Acreage Reason for Correction <br />Acres Currently <br />4038.5 <br />4053.3 <br />Includes increase from newly affected land and survey <br />Affected <br />adjustments described below. <br />Corrected previous land surveys, removed areas that will be <br />Total Acres Graded <br />1409.6 <br />699.8 <br />redisturbed by future activities, and removed bond released <br />reclamation acreage. <br />Total Acres with <br />Reclassifed composted biosolids application as Fertilized, <br />Topsoil Replaced <br />622.3 <br />102.6 <br />corrected previous land surveys, removed areas that will be <br />redisturbed, and removed bond released reclamation acreage. <br />Reclassifed composted biosolids application as Fertilized, <br />Total Acres Fertilized <br />602.1 <br />425.4 <br />corrected previous land surveys, removed areas that will be <br />redisturbed, and removed bond released reclamation acreage. <br />Total Acres Mulched <br />319.8 <br />88.0 <br />Corrected previous land surveys, removed areas that will be <br />redisturbed, and removed bond released reclamation acreage. <br />Total Acres Seeded <br />1168.3 <br />536.7 <br />Corrected previous land surveys, removed areas that will be <br />redisturbed, and removed bond released reclamation acreage. <br />Climax will use the 2013 acreage in the 2013 Annual Report as the basis for all reclamation <br />tracking going forward. Please contact me at 719 - 486 -7584 if you have any questions on the <br />Annual Report. <br />Sincerely, <br />Raymond Lazuk <br />Environmental Manager <br />enc. <br />