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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />Cedar Creek Associates, Inc. (Cedar Creek) was contracted in 2017 by J. E. Stover and Associates, <br />Inc. on behalf of CAM Mining, LLC. to evaluate revegetated areas within the Munger Canyon Mine for Year <br />1 and Year 2 Phase III Bond Release. Field studies conducted on June 5th and 6th, 2016 (Year 1) and June <br />21St and 22nd, 2017 (Year 2) to evaluate revegetation efforts have shown that the target reclaimed plant <br />communities have progressed sufficiently to be considered for Phase III Bond Release (Table 1). Ground <br />cover of perennial plants within the reclaimed area is comparable to adjacent undisturbed native <br />communities and plant succession is occurring and progressing in a positive direction, indicating that plants <br />are self-sustaining. <br />Table 1 Munger - 2017 <br />Revegetation Success Criteria Comparison - 2016 & 2017 <br />2016 <br />2017 <br />Success <br />Phase III Bond <br />Success <br />Phase III Bond <br />Criteria <br />Release Block <br />Criteria <br />Release Block <br />Plant Cover <br />Perennial Lifeforms <br />35.0% <br />34.7% <br />(90% of Sagebrush Ref. <br />>j7.8% <br />> 22.2% <br />(% average cover) <br />Area Value) <br />_ <br />Pass <br />Pass <br />Number of Perennial Species <br />5 <br />6 <br />with >3% Rel. Cover <br />3 <br />.____._....____......._ .............. .... <br />Pass <br />3 <br />_... _..... _........... ... __..........._..._. <br />Pass <br />Number of Cool -Season <br />Diversity <br />Perennial Grasses with >3% <br />2 <br />2 <br />2 <br />2 <br />(% relative Cover) <br />Rel. Cover <br />Pass <br />Pass <br />Number of Species with <br />0 <br />0 <br />>60% Rel. Cover <br />0 <br />0 <br />Standard <br />............................................ <br />Pass <br />......................... <br />Pass <br />Production <br />Total Perennial Herbaceous <br />375 <br />622 <br />(pounds per acre) <br />(90% of Sagebrush Ref. <br />>66.4 <br />>211.0 <br />Area Value) <br />Pass <br />Pass <br />Woody Plant <br />Live Stems Per Acre <br />1,733 <br />Density <br />Standard <br />>500 <br />— <br />>5002,825 <br />Pass <br />Pass <br />