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ond Release Request Date of Request: 2/2/05 Permittee: Landmark Reclamation, Inc Mine Name: Rimrock Mine (C-89-074) Number of Acres: Total Permit: 38.70 Total Disturbed Area: 11.12 Total Request for this Release: 11.12 Bond Number: Corporate Surety No. 124 ] 69933 Current Total Amount of Bond: $31,000 Original Total Amount of Bond: $62,000 Dollar Amount Requested for Release: $31,000 Legal Description of Area of Bond Release: Part of Section 29, T33S, R63 W, 6`~ PM RECEIVED APR 0 4 2005 OW~°^ d Mime a~ Ged~y Map: See enclosed map for site showing the contours of the reclaimed ground. Also see enclosed pictures. Dates Reclamation Work Performed: Mining operations ceased in 1993. The entire site has been backfilled, graded, retopsoiled and reseeded according to the approved reclamation plan. These activities were performed in the summer and fall of 1993, therefore this year is considered Year 1 of the 10 year bond release timetable. Description of Bond Release Amount: The complete site was backfilled, graded, retopsoiled and reseeded according to the approved reclamation plan in 1993. The post- mining land use will be rangeland. Vegetation studies for the site began in 2002. Unfortunately due to the extremely dry conditions that year the vegetation did not meet the reclamation goals. However, the two subsequent sampling studies in 2003 and 2004 did pass. Two items from the mine will remain at the landowners request. The sediment pond will remain for stock watering and the previous haul road will remain to provide access to the fields and pond. The site completed a Phase 1 bond release in 1995, reducing the bond from $62,000 to $31,000. A Phase 2 bond release was never requested for the site. Therefore, the bond has remained at $31,000. The intent of this request is for a complete Phase 2 and Phase 3 bond release of the remaining $31,000. Copies of Written Notice to Seek Release to Parkes Identified in Rule 3.03.2(1): See attached copies to surface owner George Montoya representing the Leo Montoya Sr. Estate, Las Animas County Planner, and the local NRCS office. The following sections address various aspects of the environmental issues on the site. 1.Sediment Loss from Reclaimed Areas A comparison should be made of the sediment loss from the reclaimed area compared to that of the previously undisturbed area. The reclaimed area cannot have more sediment erosion than that of the previous terrain. The original vegetative communities of the