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The inspection began at 7:30am. A short meeting occurred at the mine headquarters before <br />heading out on to the mine site. Mr. Ebert- CO DRMS- explained that we would not only be <br />evaluating the parcels of the permit under consideration for bond release, but, also completing a <br />partial inspection of the permit. <br />We began by evaluating the parcels available for bond release. This bond release block is <br />made up of the following parcels: <br />Parcel Designation <br />Acres <br />-C -05 <br />7.1 <br />-B -09 <br />9.2 <br />-B -10 <br />83.5 <br />-AB -07 <br />38.3 <br />-AB -08 <br />49..8 <br />-AB -09 <br />31 <br />-A -10 <br />15 <br />K -A -10 <br />18 <br />-AB -07 <br />12.9 <br />-AB -08 <br />7.3 <br />Z -A -07 <br />5.7 <br />Per OSMRE Phase II release rules and the DBMS bond release guidance document, the <br />following items were evaluated: <br />1.) Topsoil replacement thickness. <br />2.) Vegetation cover and bare <br />areas ". <br />3.) Species composition. <br />4.) Re- establishment of essential hydrologic functions on Alluvial Valley Floors <br />(AVF's). Note: This was not applicable for this mine. <br />5.) Erosional features. <br />6.) The condition of the sediment ponds and any needed maintenance on the pond receiving runoff <br />from the bond release parcels. <br />The location of these parcels is depicted on the SL 16 bond release maps submitted with the <br />application. TMI designates each parcel by the pit area/disturbed area the parcel was located <br />in, the range site classification (as specified in the permit) and the year the parcel was seeded. <br />For example, parcel A -B -10 designates the parcel was located in the Ashmore Pit, in range site <br />Band was seeded in 2010. Several of the bond release areas are made up of smaller separate <br />parcels; the acreage noted above for each of the parcels is the cumulative total area of the <br />