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New Horizon Mine <br />3.0 REVEGETATION 5TANDARD5 <br />According to New Horizon's permit, reclamation success will be assessed against each of the post - <br />mining vegetation/land use types separately. Measured performance standards differ for each post - <br />mining vegetation/land use type so a summary of the permit requirements is presented below [full <br />explanation can be found in permit section 2.05.4 (2) (e)]. <br />Irrigated Pasture (including Irrigated Pasture - 5wales)_ <br />1. Ground Cover - Revegetation will be deemed adequate if vegetation cover at the reclaimed <br />site is at least 90% of the vegetative cover at the reference area (exclusive of annuals, <br />biennials, and noxious weeds). [2.05.4 (2) (e) Section 4.5.3] <br />1, Herbaceous Production - Revegetation will be deemed adequate if herbaceous production at <br />the reclaimed site is at least 90% of the herbaceous production at the reference area <br />(exclusive of annuals, biennials, and noxious weeds). [2.05.4 (2) (e) Section 4.5.3] <br />2, Forage Quality - At least 75/0 of the relative production will be comprised of seeded species or <br />species of comparable quality as livestock forage (exclusive of annuals, biennials, and noxious <br />weeds). [2.05.4 (2) (e) Section 4.5.31 <br />Drvland Pasture: <br />2. Ground Cover - Revegetation will be deemed adequate if vegetation cover at the reclaimed <br />site is at least 90% of the vegetative cover at the reference area (exclusive of noxious <br />weeds). [2.05.4 (2) (e) Section 6.41 <br />3, Herbaceous Production - Revegetation will be deemed adequate if herbaceous production at <br />the reclaimed site is at least 90% of the herbaceous production at the reference area <br />(exclusive of noxious weeds). [205.4 (2) (e) Section 6.4] <br />4, Forage Quality - At least 75/0 of the relative production will be comprised of seeded species or <br />species of comparable quality as livestock forage (exclusive of annuals, biennials, and noxious <br />weeds). [2.05.4 (2) (e) Section 6.41 <br />Irrigated Cropland (including Prime Farmland) - <br />1, Ground Cover - Revegetation will be deemed adequate if vegetation cover at the reclaimed <br />site is at least 100% of the vegetative cover at the reference area (exclusive of annuals, <br />biennials, and noxious weeds). [2.05.4 (2) (e) Section 5.5] <br />2. Herbaceous Production - Revegetation will be deemed adequate if herbaceous production at <br />the reclaimed site is at least 100% of the herbaceous production at the reference area <br />(exclusive of annuals, biennials, and noxious weeds). [2.05.4 (2) (e) Section 5.51 <br />3. Crop Quality - At least 85% relative production from alfalfa and no more than 1% relative <br />production of permit listed noxious weeds. [2.05,4 (2) (e) Section 5.61 <br />CEDAR CREEK ASSOCIATI-N, Inc. <br />New Hori2on Mine <br />2015 Interim Revegetation Evaluation <br />2015 Annual Reclamation Report Page 26 <br />