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Oakridge Energy, Inc. 30 -Jul -2014 <br />C- 1992 -080 / 2013 ARR Review Page 2 of 3 <br />submitted; the 2013 ARR is in compliance with this rule. <br />(d) Location and number of acres topsoiled during that year; <br />The 2013 ARR states that no topsoiling occurred during the year. Please revise this <br />section to reflect the 2.2 acres that was topsoiled for the Upper Carbon Junction <br />Channel reconstruction. <br />(e) The species, location and number of acres of vegetation planted during that year, <br />The 2013 ARR states that no revegetation occurred during the year. The report does <br />not address the 2.20 acres that were seeded following reestablishment of the Upper <br />Carbon Junction Channel. Please revise the ARR text accordingly. <br />including any augmented seeding or cultural practices. <br />The 2013 ARR states that Oakridge Energy contracted for spraying of scattered <br />noxious weeds in late summer 2013. Additionally, a few musk thistles were hand -cut. <br />Please provide information regarding the noxious species sprayed, the herbicide used, <br />and identify the locations on a map [per 2.04.13(1)]. <br />Discrete areas planted with specific seedmixes should be indicated, and seedtags, invoices or <br />other comparable documentation should be included; and <br />The 2013 ARR is not in compliance with this requirement; Division records show that <br />revegetation did occur during the year in the reestablished Upper Carbon Junction <br />Channel. No seedtags or invoices were provided with the 2013 ARR, and the areas <br />are not identified on a map. <br />69 Location, number of acres and date of planting for all previously revegetated areas. <br />For this entry, the 2013 ARR states, "Permanent revegetation as described in the <br />mining and reclamation plan has occurred at the Carbon Junction Mine at all disturbed <br />areas of the mine slated for revegetation." This section of the ARR is incomplete, and <br />does not fulfill the requirements of (f). Please refer to the Division's January 30, 2014 <br />review of the 2012 ARR for additional comments. <br />(2) The permittee may provide additional monitoring information as required by the approved permit. <br />The Carbon Junction Mine permit does not require that additional monitoring information <br />be provided with the Annual Reclamation Report. Therefore, this section is not applicable. <br />CDRHS Annual Reclamation Report Form - 2013 <br />In a memo dated January 30, 2014, the Division presented the results of an extensive review of <br />the full permitting history and the Annual Reclamation Reports submitted for the Carbon <br />Junction Mine covering calendar years 1992 through 2012. As discussed in the 2012 ARR <br />review, the acreages should be updated to reflect these values. An edited form is attached, for <br />your reference. Please resubmit the form, using the values shown. <br />