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Bowie Resources, LLC. <br />Bowie #1 Mine - West Mine & Run of Mine <br />PHASE II BOND RELEASE - 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 Bowie Resources, LLC. to evaluate two revegetated areas of the Bowie #1 Mine for Phase <br />II Bond Release. Data collection was performed in the interest of ascertaining progress toward revegetation <br />success in general accordance with Rule 3.03, Release of Performance Bonds. The reclaimed areas <br />evaluated for Phase II Bond Release in 2013 are the West Mine and the Run of Mine units. The general <br />location of these reclaimed areas are displayed on Map 1, while the specific sample points for these areas <br />are provided on Maps 2 and 3. Field sampling for the directly measurable variable of ground cover was <br />systematically conducted on June 19th and 20th, 2013 as the vegetation was reaching its peak production <br />period. Field efforts in 2013 were conducted by Cedar Creek's Senior Plant Ecologist, Mr. Erik M. Mohr; <br />and Range Ecologist, Ms. Lisa C. Garrison. Raw data tables and photographs are presented in Appendix A. <br />1.2 Precipitation <br />Precipitation data presented on Table P and Charts P1 and P2 was recorded at a weather station <br />(Paonia, CO) that is approximately 3 miles southeast of the mine. This weather station is nearest to the <br />site and provides a rough comparison of long -term trends in precipitation in the region. However, the <br />location of this weather station is considerably lower in elevation and so precipitation totals are not likely <br />to be completely accurate. Therefore, precipitation data is not presented, but only used for a discussion <br />on precipitation trends. Based on this data and current vegetation in the reclaimed areas, precipitation <br />totals appear to have been slightly below average for the Bowie #1 Mine in 2013. <br />CEDAR CREEK ASSOCIATES, INC. Page 1 Bowie #1 Mine - 2013 <br />Phase II Bond Release Report <br />