2016-03-15_REPORT - C1981008

• Permit No: C1981008
• IBM Index Class Name: Report
• Doc Date: 3/15/2016
• From: Tri-State Generation & Transmission Assoc.
• To: DRMS
• Annual Report Year: 2015
• Permit Index Doc Type: Annual Reclamation Report
• Email Name: BFB
• Email Name: DIH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

New Horizon Mine
Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction........................................................................................................................... 1
2.0 precipitation...........................................................................................................................5
3.0 Revegetation Standards ......................... ............. ........ ................ ................. .,....................... 6
4.0 Results.................................................................................................................................... 8
4.1 Irrigated Pasture................................................................................................................. 8
4,2 Dryland Pasture................................................................................................................. 12
4.3 Irrigated Cropland............................................................................................................. 12
5.0 Conclusions and Recommendations.................................................................................... 13
Appendix A - Vegetation Sampling Methodology
Appendix 6 - Raw Data
In -Text Tables and Charts
Table 1- 2015 Interim Vegetation Monitoring Units...................................................................... 1
Map 1 - New Horizon Mine - Overview - 2015 ............................................................................ 2
Map 2 - New Horizon Mine - Revegetation Units - 2015................................................................. 3
Map 3 - New Horizon Mine - Reference Area - 2015 ............................................. ..................... _.. 4
Table P - Precipitat€on at Uravan, CO 2005 - 2015........................................................................ 6
Chart P1- Seasonal Precipitation (June -May) at Uravan, CO 2005 - 2015 _ .................................... 6
Chart P2 - Seasonal Precipitation at Uravan, CO 2014/2015 vs. 10 Year Average ............................. 6
Table 2 - Irrigated Pasture - Average Ground Cover Summary - 2013 .......................................... 11
Chart 1 - Average Ground Cover by Lifeform - 2015................................................................... 10
Chart 2 - Success Criteria Comparison - 2413............................................................................. 10
2015 Annual Reclamation Report Page 20