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2017 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(1)(a) through 2.04.13(i)(f). (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 Contact: 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 2017. (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 2018. 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 landowners along the existing road right-of-way, has obtained the necessary permanent easements and landowner agreements from the private landowners (Smith, Hockett, and Williams), and is working with Routt County to obtain the required landowner clearances for the State Land Board and Public Service of Colorado. We anticipate that the transfer of ownership will occur during 2018. 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. A pending land trade with the State Land Board will clear the way to finalize the transfer agreements. We anticipate that these components will come together during 2018, with transfer and conversion of the Hayden Gulch Loadout property during 2018. Subsequently, HGT will also submit a revision to the CDRMS and obtain approval for a change in postmining land use to recreational, and will then submit a request for termination of the Permit and final bond release for all but the portion of the Permit Area north of US Highway 40.