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east at A'. The land is approved to slope gradually down from A to the east and north just before the <br /> Johnson Access Road. Then the reclamation slopes gently and constantly up in elevation to A'. <br /> During the inspection the transect was traversed from A' to A. The reclamation from A' sloped <br /> gently to the west down to the Johnson Access Road. The reclamation was stable with no erosional <br /> features observed. There were no indications of differential settling. The reclamation from the <br /> Johnson Access Road sloped gradually up in elevation westward to A. At the same time the <br /> reclamation also gently sloped to the north. The topography of A to A' in the field was observed to <br /> match closely match the post mining topography approved on Map 2.05.4-1 of the PAP. <br /> The Division inspected portions of the reclamation other than A-A' and B-B' for the visual accuracy <br /> of the topography. The northern and northeastern portions of the reclamation are approved to slope <br /> gently to the north. Visual inspections from the Division of these areas confirmed that the reclaimed <br /> topography did slope gently to the north. There were no concerns of instability or erosion found in <br /> these areas. No indications of differential settling were observed. The southwestern portion of the <br /> reclamation parcel is approved to slope to the north in the western portion and to the northeast in the <br /> eastern portion of this area. A small section of the southern portion of the southwestern reclamation <br /> slopes gently to the south/southwest. This section of the reclamation was observed to slope gently to <br /> the north in the western section and then the sloping turns to gently slope to the northeast in the eastern <br /> portion. A small section facing southwest of survey point 143 slopes gently to the southwest. The <br /> reclamation. This portion of the reclamation was stable and there were no erosional features observed. <br /> Additionally,there were no observed signs of differential settling. The areas inspected closely matched <br /> that of the post mining topography approved on Map 2.05.4-1. Data collected during the SL-27 Bond <br /> Release inspection can be viewed in Table 1 and the C-008 SL-27 Inspection Map attached to the end <br /> of this Findings Document. <br /> Topsoil depth replacement at the New Horizon Mine is required to be 12.2 inches on dryland pastures <br /> and irrigated pastures. 24 inches of topsoil is required on prime farmland(Section 2.05.4(2)(d). <br /> Please refer to Map 2.05.4-4 of the Permit Application Package (PAP)to see the locations of topsoil <br /> replacement and topsoil stockpiles. For the post mining land use,please refer to Map 2.05.4-5 of the <br /> PAP for the locations of the post mining land use approved for the New Horizon Mine. Topsoil <br /> replacement of 5.0 acres of prime farmland(PF-1), 2.6 acres of irrigated pasture (IP-12), and 77.9 <br /> acres of dryland pasture (DP-18, DP-20 and DP-21)were the total acreages associated with SL-27. <br /> In total 5 topsoil samples were taken during the bond release inspection. Three of which were located <br /> in the eastern portion of the reclamation parcel and two were located in the western portion of the <br /> reclamation parcel. In the eastern portion of the reclamation parcel sample points 134 and 141 were in <br /> the area designated as dryland pasture (DP-20). Both topsoil samples yielded a depth of 17 inches. <br /> Sample point 136 was taken within the area designated prime farmland (PF-1). Sample point 136 <br /> achieved a depth of 24 inches of topsoil. Sample locations 142 and 143 were in the western portion of <br /> the reclamation parcel (DP-21). A depth of 12 inches of topsoil was sampled at point 142 and a depth <br /> of 15 inches was sampled at point 143. In general all topsoil samples meet the requirements of the <br /> approved depths. Sample point 142 was 12 inches and the permit outlines 12.2 inches. The 0.2 inch <br /> deference between the requirement and the sample is likely due to a slight compaction of the soil in <br /> that area. <br /> Summary and Conclusions <br /> Permit Number G 1981-008 Page 7 of 12 <br />