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Snowcap Coal Company, Inc. -4- 2015 Annual Reclamation Report Section 12 and 13, T11 S, R98W, 6th P.M. Reference Exhibit SL -07-021. Area - 4.0 acres. Date - Fall 1985 Seed Mix - No seed mix information on file. Phase III Bond Release — 4.0 acres 4. South Lease Exploration - drill pads and access roads to drill holes PCC -01 through PCC -03 and access road from Colorado Ute power line to PCC -09 turnoff (see South Lease Exploration Plan - TR04, MR10 and MR11, Volume 8). Phase I Bond Release was approved on 3.0 acres with SL -2 on October 27, 2003. Phase II & III Bond Release was approved on 3.0 acres with SL -8 on November 14, 2015. Located in Section 12 and 13, T11S, R98W, 6th P.M. Reference Exhibit SL -07-021. Area - 3.0 acres. Date - Spring 1986 Seed Mix - No seed mix information on file. Phase III Bond Release — 3.0 acres 5. North Decline - Portal, water treatment and storage areas reclaimed (see TR14). In the summer of 2000, Ute Water installed a 48" pipeline through the North Decline. The installation re -disturbed approximately 2.4 acres, which was re -seeded in November 2000. In April 2002 a portion of the North Decline was re -disturbed to place topsoil and spoil during installation of the Mine Dewatering System, then re -graded and re- seeded. Also a small area that was showing no growth from the 1992 seeding was reworked and re -seeded. Phase I Bond Release was approved on 17.6 acres with SL -2 on October 27, 2003. The North Decline disturbed areas were treated for infestation of cheatgrass. The treatment was chemical for two consecutive years, year one (2005) with Plateau/Roundup and year two (2006) with Plateau. In February 2007 the area was inter -seeded, via hydro -seeding, with approved seed mix specified in Table 14-14 of the permit. (See attached seed mix tag.) Please note that at the time of purchase Gardner Saltbush was not available, so at the suggestion of DRMS, Palmer Penstemon and Winterfat were increased in the mix that was used. Phase 11 Bond Release on 17.6 acres and Phase III Bond Release on 12.2 acres were approved with SL -8 on November 14, 2015. Located in the N'/2NE%, Section 34 and the NW'/4NW'/4, Section 35, T10S, R98W, 6th P.M. Area - 17.6 acres; 2.4 acres re -seed 0.5 acres re -seed 19.0 acres inter -seeded Date - Fall 1992 November 2000 re -seed April 2002 re -seed February 2007 inter -seeded Seed Mix - "Seed Mix, Table 14-9" "Seed Mix, Table 14-11" re -seed "Seed Mix, Table 14-13, Upland Components re -seed