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Bond Release - 3 - June 1, 2015 <br />Creek and Freeman gulch vent shaft sites were graded to approximate original <br />contour and seeded. During the same period of time both shafts and numerous <br />gob vent and exploration holes were sealed. During 2013, 2014 and 2015 twenty- <br />four drill sites and nine roads were restored to approximate original contours. Soil <br />cover and topsoil were placed on 4.5 acres of gob pile #1 during 2014. Gob pile #1 <br />and gob pile #2 have a combined 7.4 acres covered with 3.5 feet of soil. <br />16. A description of results achieved: During the ensuing years the vegetation has <br />flourished on the drill pads, roads and the Hubbard Creek vent shaft site. The <br />Freeman gulch vent shaft site was covered by a 2007 landslide. Based on a <br />vegetation evaluation performed during July and August 2014, a demonstration was <br />made that untreated drainage from the reclaimed areas does not contribute <br />additional suspended solids above natural conditions. The vegetation study <br />concludes the area sampled appears to be more than capable of supporting post - <br />mining land uses. <br />The twenty-three drill sites and nine roads representing 17.1 acres are eligible for <br />Phase I bond release. Also eligible for Phase I bond release are 4.0 acres regraded <br />along the Pitkin Mesa Pipeline, 7.4 acres on gob pile #1 and #2 in the areas where <br />3.5 feet of soil has been placed and 4.5 acres covered with 3.5 feet of soil and 6 <br />inches of topsoil. There are 36.2 acres of drill sites and 12.2 acres of light use roads <br />that are eligible for Phase I and 11 bond release. Seventy-seven (77) reclaimed drill <br />sites make up the 35.8 acres. The Hubbard Creek vent shaft site representing 1.0 <br />acre is also eligible for Phase I and II bond release. There are 184 drill holes and 2 <br />shafts that have been permanently abandoned and sealed that are eligible for Phase <br />I, 11 and III bond release. The Freeman Gulch vent shaft site representing 1.0 acres <br />is also eligible for Phase I, II and III release. <br />All reclamation work has been performed in accordance with plans approved by the <br />Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety. <br />The following seed mixes were used for the reclamation from 2003 through 2013. <br />