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Snowcap Coal Company, Inc. -3- 2016 Annual Reclamation Report <br />Acres Disturbed by Mining Activities 241.7 <br />Less Previously Reclaimed Areas 227.8 <br />Less Permanently Disturbed Areas 13.7 <br />Equals Remaining Reclamation Acres 0.2 <br />(c) Area backfilled and graded — 0 acres during 2016. <br />(d) Area Top -soiled — 0 acres during 2016. <br />(e) Area Seeded — 0 acres during 2016. Normal husbandry inter -seeding was <br />conducted at the CRDA #1 Access Road in November 2016 where Halogeton <br />had been treated in June 2016. Due to availability, great basin wildrye was <br />substituted for saline wildrye and showy evening primrose was substituted for <br />hooker evening primrose — see attached seed mix. The substitutions were <br />approved by Jared Ebert, DRMS, via email dated September 21, 2016 — copy of <br />email is attached. <br />(f) Whitetop was treated in April, using Curtail, at the Roadside South Borrow Area, <br />reclaimed water tank area at South Portal, reclaimed Pond 9 area, CRDA #1 <br />Access Road and Conveyor Corridor area. Halogeton was treated in May, June <br />& August, using Chlorsulfuron, at the reclaimed Ponds 9, 10, 11 & 13,Topsoil Pile <br />#1 and CRDA #1 Access Road. <br />(g) Areas Seeded up through 2016. (Permanent) <br />Blue Flame Mine - Deleted - Reclamation work was performed voluntarily <br />and therefore not required for this report. <br />2. Permanent Flood Control Dike - between the overland conveyor and the <br />river (see Permanent Flood Control Dike - TR01, Volume 7). Phase <br />Bond Release was approved on 2.8 acres with SL -2 on October 27, 2003. <br />Phase II & III Bond Release was approved on 2.8 acres with SL -7 on April <br />26, 2011. Located in SW%SEY4, Section 27, T1 OS, R98W, 6th P.M. <br />Area - 2.8 acres <br />Date - Fall 1985 <br />Seed Mix - No seed mix information on file. <br />Phase III Bond Release - 2.8 acres <br />3. South Lease Exploration - drill pads and access roads to drill holes <br />PCC -04 through PCC -10 (see South Lease Exploration Plan - TR04, <br />MR10 and MR11, Volume 8). Phase I Bond Release was approved on <br />4.0 acres with SL -2 on October 27, 2003. Phase II & III Bond Release <br />was approved on 4.0 acres with SL -8 on November 14, 2015. Located in <br />Section 12 and 13, T11 S, R98W, 6th P.M. Reference Exhibit SL -07-021. <br />Area - 4.0 acres. <br />Date - Fall 1985 <br />Seed Mix - No seed mix information on file. <br />Phase III Bond Release — 4.0 acres <br />