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National Mine. This location is in T20S, R70W, NE' /4 NE �/4 Section 25. EFCI backfilled these <br />holes with material stockpiled adjacent to the area, compacted the material in the holes to <br />minimize settling, graded, seeded and mulched the affected area in the fall of 2012. The repairs <br />were acceptable to the Division. A subsidence crack was noticed by the landowner east of the <br />light use road to the Newlin Creek topsoil stockpile footprint. EFCI graded the surface <br />expression of this crack to minimize water flow into the crack. <br />Other surface disturbance that is likely caused by subsidence was reported by the Division <br />inspector in 2014. This disturbance is in and near Magpie Creek, south of the reclaimed Power <br />Sub - station 92. EFCI is working to address these features. <br />Reclamation of boreholes and wells is an important aspect of the Southfield Mine reclamation <br />plan. EFCI has performed numerous reviews of documents on these holes with the objective of a <br />comprehensive and current list. This has included an effort to address landowner concerns <br />regarding unsealed boreholes throughout the mine property. In addition, the Division conducted <br />an inspection of resource confirmation holes (exploration holes) within the property in October <br />2012. Borehole locations were located in the field using a GPS. A field reconnaissance is <br />pending to further confirm the locations of the holes and the status of their reclamation. <br />The water monitoring wells MW -16, MW -23, and MW -NW will also need to be sealed by EFCI <br />after water monitoring is no longer necessary and sealing activities are approved by the Division. <br />At the time of the writing of this report, EFCI is in the process of requesting that MW -65 remain <br />permanent, as the landowner Dr. Corley would like to use this well for his ranch. <br />Two bond release applications, both Phase I applications, have been submitted and approved for <br />the Southfield Mine. SL -01, which entailed approximately 14 acres at the loadout, was approved <br />on November 4, 1997. SL -02 for the mine site was approved on April 25, 2003; this bond <br />release covered approximately 68 acres. <br />12 <br />