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Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />2018 RILL & GULLY SURVEY <br /> <br />WILLIAMS FORK MINE <br /> <br />Inspectors: Miranda Kawcak (Moffat County Mining – Williams Fork Mine) <br />Dates: June, and September 2018 <br />Locations: William’s Fork Strip Pit and the Utah Tract <br /> <br /> <br />On the above date Mrs. Kawcak conducted an inspection of the subject <br />locations. <br /> <br />The William’s Fork Strip Pit was inspected during the summer. MCM will be <br />submitting a Phase I, II, & III bond release for the William’s Fork Strip Pit <br />area in the fall of 2018. It should be noted that only one of the 4 ponds in the <br />area will be released and the other three will be reclaimed and released at a <br />later date. Reclamation of the three ponds is predicted to take place in 2019. <br />The William’s Fork Strip Pit was traversed along the perimeter of the pit and <br />along the drainage where the high wall had been reclaimed. Vegetation in <br />the reclaimed area has been successful and the Sage brush has created great <br />wildlife habitat. For the bond release application a Top Soil Analysis was <br />performed in September to evaluate and verify the topsoil depth. During the <br />summer inspection some random rills were observed, but are considered to be <br />a minor concern, and do not require any maintenance. The area appears <br />adequately vegetated, with a few minor sparse areas. In terms of weeds, the <br />area looked very good, with only a very few sporadic thistle and knapweed <br />noted. Note that heavy weed spraying conducted for Russian knapweed in <br />2011 and 2012 appeared to pay off. No additional maintenance items were <br />noted. <br /> <br />Herbicide spot spraying and aerial application by land leasee targeted weed <br />species included Russian knapweed, Houndstongue, hoary cress (white-top), <br />Mullin, Canadian thistle, and a minor amount of Dalmation Toadflax. <br />Selective herbicide applications utilized 2,4 -D amine, Escort, and Activator <br />90, as well as Tordon. Spraying was conducted in June. <br /> <br />The Utah Tract was visited by Miranda Kawcak during the second and third <br />quarter of 2017. The Topsoil Analysis was also conducted throughout the <br />Utah Tract for verification for the up-coming bond release. Vegetation looked <br />very good. There were no excessive rills or gullies occurring in this area. Area <br />drainage ditches were stable and functioning as designed. Weeds were sparse <br />and vegetation was healthy. The Access road entering the Utah Tract <br />through the Trapper Permit area continues to be rutted and may require