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General Mine Plan Comuliance <br />The mine operator is progressing towazd completing the reclamation plan. <br />ReveEetation <br />The August 2006 inspection report found that on the azeas reclaimed in summer 2006, drill seeding <br />appeazed to have been conducted on flat-lying azeas and broadcast seeding appeared to have been <br />comp on steeper slopes. All seeded azeas had been covered with a few inches of straw mulch which <br />did not appeaz to have been crimped. During the current bond release inspection, the reclaimed areas <br />were covered with a dense crop of grass that has grown since the August 2006 inspection. Live cover <br />in most places appeared greater than 40%. The operator's representative reported the grass is a sterile <br />wheaUoat hybrid called Regreen. This dense cover crop appeazs to have effectively protected slopes <br />from erosion during the previous two months when local precipitation was near average, according to <br />data on the Western Regional Climate Center website. <br />Reclamation Success <br />With the exceptions of the items listed in Table 1, above, and the removal of equipment from the <br />Equipment Storage Area, the bond release azea appeared qualified for Phase I bond release. <br />Revegetated areas appeared to be progressing toward Phase II bond release, and overall, the site <br />appeared to be progressing towazd supporting the approved postmining land uses. <br />12 <br />