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<br /> <br />CAM MINING, LLC. <br />Munger Canyon Mine <br />2016 PHASE III REVEGETATION EVALUATION REPORT – Year 1 <br /> <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION <br />1.1 General <br />Cedar Creek Associates, Inc. (Cedar Creek) was contracted in 2016 by J. E. Stover and Associates, <br />Inc. on behalf of CAM Mining, LLC. to evaluate the reclaimed areas of the Munger Canyon Mine for Year 1 <br />Phase III Bond Release. Data collection was performed in the interest of ascertaining progress toward <br />revegetation success in general accordance with Rule 3.03, Release of Performance Bonds. The reclaimed <br />areas evaluated in 2016 are referred to as Phase III Bond Release Block for purposes of this report. The <br />Sagebrush Reference Area was established in 1980 and was sampled in 2016 to provide cover and <br />production comparison values to facilitate an evaluation of success for the reclaimed areas. The general <br />location of the Phase III Bond Release Block and Sagebrush Reference Area are displayed on Map 1, while <br />the specific sample points for these areas are provided on Maps 2 and 3 (Appendix A). Field sampling was <br />systematically conducted within the reclaimed area as well as within the reference area on June 5th - 6th, <br />2016. Sampling was conducted by or under the direct supervision of Cedar Creek’s Senior Reclamation <br />Ecologist, Mr. Jesse Dillon. In addition to the sampling effort, current conditions existing at the time of <br />field work were documented by photos of the bond release block and the reference area to provide a visual <br />demonstration of site-conditions. Nomenclature for plant taxa followed Weber and Whitman (1996) and <br />lifeform classification regarding sub-shrubs followed Wyoming DEQ (1999). Raw data tables and photo <br />plates are presented in Appendix A. <br /> <br />CEDAR CREEK ASSOCIATES, Inc.1 Munger Canyon Mine - 2016 <br />Phase III Bond Release Report