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Section 2.04.10 <br />Vegetation Information <br />New Horizon 2 Mine Area <br />1.0 Introduction <br />Western Fuels -Colorado's, a Limited Liability Company, (WFC) New Horizon 1 & 2 Mine were <br />the old Peabody Coal Company Nucla & Nucla East Mine. Peabody performed detailed <br />vegetation studies on these areas. Rather than duplicate large quantities of vegetation data, <br />WFC refers the reader to the original Peabody permit application: Volume D - Tab 10. When a <br />reference is made to data sources in the Peabody documents, the word "Peabody" will <br />immediately precede the reference. <br />Vegetation baseline studies were conducted on properties associated with WFC's New Horizon <br />2 mine as well as a larger study area (Map 2.04.10). These baseline studies were conducted <br />during the 1987 field season and primarily involved Peabody personnel. Preparation of a <br />detailed species list and evaluations for the potential occurrence of rare, threatened, or <br />endangered plant species was conducted by Dr. David Buckner of ESCO Associates, Inc. The <br />approximately 618 acre study area covers substantially more acreage than the proposed permit <br />area in anticipation of future mine expansion to the west. The study area is used for various <br />types of agricultural production and support, with irrigated hay, pasture, and crops providing the <br />basis for this production. In 1999, additional vegetation baseline studies were undertaken by <br />Intermountain Resource Inventories Inc. (IRI), Jim Irvine principal investigator. These studies <br />verified and expanded upon studies conducted in 1987 and included land not previously survey <br />in the original baseline vegetation study. Land studied in 1987 and 1999 includes the Morgan <br />Property south of BB Road. Land studied in 1999 includes the Johnson, Lloyd, Benson, WFC, <br />Guire and Martin Properties north of BB Road. <br />February 2015 JR -66) 2.04.10-1 <br />