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CAM Mining, LLC. <br />Munger Canyon Mine <br />LOADOUT (LOMA) - REVEGETATION EVALUATION REPORT - 2013 <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION <br />1.1 General <br />Cedar Creek Associates, Inc. (Cedar Creek) was contracted in 2013 by J. E. Stover and Associates, <br />Inc. on behalf of CAM Mining, LLC. to evaluate the revegetated areas of the Loadout facility near the <br />town of Loma, Colorado. Data collection was performed in the interest of ascertaining progress toward <br />revegetation success in general accordance with Rule 3.03, Release of Performance Bonds. The general <br />location and specific sample points of the revegetation area are displayed on Map 1. Field sampling for <br />the directly measurable variable of ground cover was systematically conducted on June 1, 2013 as the <br />vegetation was reaching its peak production period. Field efforts in 2013 were conducted by Cedar <br />Creek's Senior Plant Ecologist, Mr. Erik M. Mohr; and Range Ecologist, Ms. Lisa C. Garrison. <br />1.2 Precipitation <br />Precipitation data presented on Table P and Charts P1 and P2 was recorded at two weather stations <br />(Fruits, CO) which are approximately four miles southeast of the Loadout Facility. These weather <br />stations are the nearest to the site and provide a comparison of long -term trends in precipitation in the <br />region. The overall average annual precipitation for the past 100 years is 9.25 inches while the monthly <br />average ranges from 0.48 inches in June to 0.97 inches in August. Average winter precipitation is 1.68 <br />inches while spring, summer, and fall averages 2.46, 2.16, and 2.64 inches, respectively (Charts P1 and <br />P2). Review of Chart P1 further reveals that seasonal precipitation in the past eight years has been <br />variable ranging from 0.90 inches to 5.97 inches, with the higher values consistently occurring in the fall. <br />Review of Chart P2 indicates that precipitation for the 2012/2013 growing season was significantly below <br />average at 65% of normal. Summer and fall precipitation preceding the 2013 sampling effort can be <br />considered well below average (both 42% of normal); while winter and spring precipitation was slightly <br />below average at 89% and 90% of normal precipitation, respectively. <br />CEDAR CREEK ASSOCIATES, Inc. Page 1 Munger Canyon - Loadout - 2013 <br />Revegetation Monitoring <br />