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5.0 SUMMARY <br />Quantitative vegetation sampling of the pre-SMCRA reclaimed areas at the Elk Creek Mine <br />revealed that the revegetated areas exceeded the requirements for revegetation success for total <br />live vegetation cover and qualify for Phase III final bond release (first year sampling). <br />Based on the results of the 2019 quantitative vegetation sampling, it was concluded that the <br />requirements of CDRMS Rules 3.03.1(2) and 4.15.10(1) have been satisfied for the applicable <br />revegetation success criterion of total live vegetation cover; and that the minimum ground <br />cover of living plants is not less than can be supported by the best available topsoil or other <br />suitable material in the areas, and is not less than the ground cover existing before <br />redisturbance, and is adequate to control erosion. <br />Oxbow Mining, LLC Elk Creek Mine Page 9 <br />2019 Phase III Bond Kelease Pre-5MCKA Vegetation Report <br />