2024-05-15_PERMIT FILE - C1981010 (4)

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SECTION 1.0 2023 Annual Reclamation Report As specified by the revisions (1/3/90) to 2CCR 407-2, 2.04.13, Trapper Mine is submitting an Annual Reclamation Report for the previous calendar year(2023). Historically, section 3.5.3 of Trapper's mining and reclamation permit required a reclamation map be submitted to the CDRMS annually by March 15. Subsequent to 1988 the map entitled the "Postmine Contour Map"was changed to "Reclamation Map." The reclamation maps developed from aerial photographs taken during the previous fall shows pit advancements, recontoured spoil areas and a historical account of the previously regraded areas for the year. The 2023 reclamation map is a composite of the aerial photographs taken by drone during 2023, and shows the reclamation performed during 2023 for all areas under bond. Map(s) 1 show the aerial extent and location of disturbed acres, graded acres, topsoiled acres and perennial seeded acres during 2023. It also shows the location, aerial extent and reclamation year of all previously revegetated areas, as well as the actual and projected mature shrub clump establishment areas, topsoil stripping areas and Iaydown areas for 2023. 1.1 Permittee Identification The Permittee for this annual reclamation report is: Trapper Mining Inc. P.O. Box 187 Craig CO 81626 Permit No. C-1981-010 1.2 Results Table 1.1 and Map(s) 1 show the 2023 reclamation results. The various reclamation stages are addressed below in separate subsections. 1.2.1 Disturbed Acres In 2023, Trapper disturbed 328.9 acres in the C Pit, D Pit, I Pit, J Pit and L Pit areas. Disturbance consisted of some re-disturbance of Phase III Bond released lands in the former D Pit area for topsoil pile retrieval and reclamation tie in. Re-disturbance also occurred in the I Pit and J Pit areas of the former A Pit reclamation for pit advancement. Extensive re-disturbance occurred in the former B and C Pit reclamation areas for development of the C Pit HWM pit. Unfortunately this pit will not be further developed at this time and the topsoil stripping that occurred will have to be reclaimed in the future. Re-disturbance also occurred in the former H Pit area to re-establish a dragline walkroad back the western panel of the mine. The remaining disturbance was in L Pit for pit advancement. Table 1.2 documents acres re-disturbed and the bond release status of each. 1.2.2 Backfilled and Graded Acres Trapper completed backfill and grading on 329.6 acres in 2023 to final contour(AOC). The majority of the D Pit area was completed. Only the haulroad for that pit remains to be regraded. The eastern portion of the I Pit was also regraded, as was a portion of the dragline walkroad reestablished in the H Pit area. 1.2.3 Topsoiled Acres Trapper re-topsoiled 239.3 acres in 2023 to final contour(AOC). Topsoil was placed in the D Pit, I Pit and walkroad areas. A small portion of the regraded area in the D Pit reclamation parcel was not topsoiled in 2023; it will be completed in 2024, as will the remainder of the dragline walkroad.