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<br />~~ <br />PHASE III BOND RELEASE (SL-7) <br />~~~tti~~~ <br />OCT 2 5 2005 <br />~ M ~w~ °"d ~ptopY <br />This application for Phase III bond release of applicable Trapper Mine lands is submitted in <br />accordance with the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (CDMG) Guideline Regarding <br />Selected Coal Mine Bond Release Issues of April 18, 1995. With this submittal, Trapper is proposing <br />to release 185.5 acres of cropland and 577.3 acres of rangeland from Phase III bond liability as <br />outlined on Map 1.0. This includes Range Sites A, B and C rangelands that were regraded, retopsoiled <br />and reseeded in accordance with Trapper's approved permit document (C-81-010) from 1987 through <br />1995 in Ashmore, Colt, Derringer, Enfield and Hawken pits. Croplands proposed for Phase III bond' <br />release were reclaimed from 1993 through 1994 in Ashmore, Browning and Colt pits. <br />1.0 Bond Release Parcels Management and Reclamation Histories <br />Appendix 1 includes gone-page summary of the management and reclamation history of each <br />reclaimed parcel proposed for Phase III bond release with this application. These history sheets <br />provide documentation that the ten-year minimum period of responsibility has been met for all <br />reclamation parcels included in this bond release application. Also included in Appendix 1 is a listing of <br />seed mixtures that were used to reseed each listed reclaimed parcel. These seed mixture summaries <br />were taken from applicable annual reclamation reports and are placed in Appendix 1 so that they can <br />be cross-referenced to individual reclaimed parcel history sheets. <br />Information included with each reclaimed parcel history sheet is parcel designation, acreage, regrade <br />history, topsoil replacement history, seedbed preparation history, fertilization history and seeding <br />history. Where applicable, husbandry and management practices that have occurred subsequent to <br />initial revegetation are described. <br />2.0 Documentation of Successful Vegetation Establishment <br />Attachment 1 to this application is a stand-alone report detailing vegetation-sampling methods and <br />results for all of the reclaimed rangeland and cropland parcels sampled during 2004 and 2005 for this <br />Phase III bond release proposal. Included in attachment 1 is the following information for each of the <br />2004 and 2005 sampling years: 1) maps showing transect locations within reclaimed parcel and block <br />boundaries, 2) sampling method descriptions for obtaining plant cover, plant production, shrub density <br />and species diversity, 3) results of sampling for all vegetation parameters of interest, 4) statistical <br />analysis of collected vegetation data, 5) a list of plant species encountered during annual vegetation <br />sampling and 6) copies of raw data sheets for all individual vegetation transects and clip plots sampled. <br />1 <br />