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5.0 SUMMARY <br />Quantitative vegetation sampling of the reclaimed areas eligible for Phase II bond release at <br />the Elk Creek Mine revealed that the revegetated areas exceeded the requirements for final <br />revegetation success for total vegetation cover and species composition. <br />Based on the results of the 2020 quantitative vegetation sampling at the Oxbow Elk Creek <br />Mine reclaimed areas, it was concluded that the Phase 11 bond release and revegetation <br />requirements of CDRMS Rule 3.03.1(2) have been satisfied for vegetation cover and species <br />composition; and that overall the sampling results demonstrate the establishment of vegetation <br />which supports the approved post -mining land use and which meets the approved success <br />standard for cover. <br />Oxbow Mining, LLC Elk Creek Mine Page 11 <br />2020 Phase 11 Bond Release Vegetation Report <br />