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2016 ANNUAL RECLAMATION REPORT In compliance with applicable requirements of Rule 2.04.13, Hayden Gulch Terminal, LLC (HGT) presents the following information to satisfy Rule 2.04.13(l)(a) through 2.04.13(1)(1). (a) The name and address of the permittee and permit number: Hayden Gulch Terminal, LLC 701 Market Street, Suite 700 St. Louis, MO 63101-1826 Permit No. C-92-081 Local Conluct: Hayden Gulch Loadout 29515 RCR27 Oak Creek, Colorado 80467 (b) Location and number of acres disturbed during that year: There were no new acres of disturbance at the Hayden Gulch Loadout during 2016. (c) Location and number of acres backfilled and graded during that year: In 2016, HGT initiated removal of remaining facilities at the Hayden Gulch Loadout. This included removal of rail, ties, and ballast from most of the Hayden Gulch spur track. HGT has also contracted for removal of the remaining rail spur crossing of US Highway 40, and anticipates that this work will be completed during the summer in 2017. As part of our overall focus, Peabody seeks to maximize the postmining use and benefits of our reclaimed mine and support properties. Consistent with this objective, HGT is working with Routt County and the Town of Hayden to transition the Tie -Across Haulroad to beneficial use as a part of the existing County road network, and to transition the Hayden Gulch Loadout to beneficial use as a recreational trail for the Town of Hayden. The County has agreed to accept and take responsibility for the Tie -Across Haulroad as a County road, Peabody is working with the Ian owners along the existing road right-of-way to obtain the necessary permanent easements and landowner agreements, and we anticipate that the transfer of ownership will occur during 2017. Along with the transfer of ownership, HGT will submit a revision to the CDRMS and obtain approval for a change in postmining land use to industrial/commercial. Similarly, HGT is working with the Town of Hayden, several interested partner entities, and affected landowners to obtain the necessary agreements and funding for conversion of the remaining railbed to a recreational trail, establishment of a parking area, and long-term maintenance. We anticipate that these components will come together during 2017, with transfer and conversion of the Hayden Gulch Loadout property during 2017 or 2018. HGT will also submit and obtain approval of a change in postmining land use for this conversion. There were no new acres backfilled and graded at the Hayden Gulch Loadout during 2016. As a correction to the 2014 Annual Reclamation Report (ARR), and as reported in the 2015 ARR, approximately 11.9 acres, including the office and parking area, were backfilled and re -graded in 2014.