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Snowcap Coal Company, Inc. -10- 2018 Annual Reclamation Report <br /> <br />22. Roadside North Portal Mine Facilities and Stockpile Area – During <br />2002 all structures, materials and facilities were removed. The portal <br />decline was filled and the area was returned to approximate original <br />contours and then reseeded. In August 2003 approximately 0.1 acres <br />along the north bank of Coal Creek was re-seeded after it was re- <br />disturbed creating access for equipment while building the rock check <br />structure in Coal Creek. Phase I Bond Release was approved on 24.1 <br />acres with SL-2 on October 27, 2003. In December 2005 the northwest <br />section of the North Portal, approximately 3.8 acres, was re-seeded due to <br />poor establishment of vegetation from the 2002 seeding. In October 2012 <br />approximately 3.0 acres were re-disturbed and re-seeded during <br />reclamation of the North Portal sedimentation control features. Material <br />from Topsoil Pile #1 was used at Pond 13, flume area, CBA #1, Ponds 6 & <br />10 and portions of Pond 11 and the top soil pile area was graded and <br />seeded. Phase II & III Bond Release was approved on 21.1 acres with <br />SL-8 on November 14, 2015. Phase II Bond Release was approved on <br />0.1 acres and Phase II & III Bond Release was approved on 2.9 acres with <br />SL-9 on January 3, 2017. (Please Note: The 0.1 acres still awaiting <br />Phase III release has been incorporated into the “G” Substation area, <br />changing that acreage from 0.5 to 0.6 acres). Located in the SW¼ Section <br />27, T10S, R98W, 6th P.M. <br />Area - 24.1 acres; <br /> 0.1 acres re-seed; <br /> 3.8 acres re-seed; <br /> 3.0 acres re-seed <br />Date - November 2002; <br /> August 2003 re-seed; <br /> December 2005 re-seed; <br /> October 2012 re-seed <br /> Seed Mix - “Seed Mix, Table 14-8”, Upland Components; <br /> “Seed Mix, Table 14-8”, Upland Components – re-seed; <br /> “Salt Tolerant Seed Mix, Table 14-15” – re-seed; <br /> “Seed Mix, Table 14-8”, Upland Components – re-seed <br /> Phase III Bond Release – 24.0 acres <br /> <br />“G” Substation - All structures at the G Substation were removed and area <br />was returned to approximate original contours and seeded. Phase I Bond <br />Release was approved on 0.5 acres with SL-8 on November 14, 2015. <br />(Please Note: The 0.1 acres still awaiting Phase III release above has <br />been incorporated into the “G” Substation area, changing this acreage <br />from 0.5 to 0.6 acres). Phase II Bond Release was approved on 0.6 acres <br />with SL-9 on January 3, 2017. Postmining Land Use was changed to <br />Commercial with PR-6 on January 3, 2017. Phase III Release was <br />approved on 0.6 acres with SL-10 on August 29, 2017. <br /> Area - 0.5 acres <br /> Date - September 2008 <br />Seed Mix - “Seed Mix, Table 14-8", Upland Components (Needle and <br />Thread was not available, so Indian Rice Grass was increased by 1 <br />lb/acre, which was approved by Dan Mathews)