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EXHHiITS ATTACHED AND BY THIS REFENENCE MADE A PART HEREOF NOTICE: THESE EXHIBIT'S ARE NOT BASED ON FIELD SURVEYS. THE INFORMATION WAS DERIVED FROM A USGS 7.5 QUADRANGLE OF CHIlVINEY ROCK, COLORADO. THE DATA IS IN UNIVERSE TRANSVERSE MERCATOR (UTM) PROSECTION 1927 NORTH AMERICAN DATUM (NAD 27) ZONE 13 I. PROCEDURES AND SUMMARY OF THE REVIEW PROCESS In 1991, Kaiser Ventures filed an application with the Division for a Phase I bond release. The application was approved and the bond was reduced from $800,000 to $320,000, a full 60% Phase 1 bond release. In 1996, Kaiser Ventures filed an application with the Division for a Phase II bond release. The application was approved and the bond was reduced from $320,000, to $120,000, a full 85% Phase II bond release. August 30, 2002, Kaiser Ventures Inc., applied for a partial Phase III bond release under the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act following reclamation of the Chimney Rock Mine. The application for the partial Phase III bond release was deemed complete on September ,2002, after the Division received proof of publication of the applicant's public notice. Kaiser Ventures published notice of the bond release application in the Pagosa Springs Sun once weekly for four consecutive weeks, beginning July 16, 2002. Kaiser Ventures also notified land owners within and adjacent to the none permit azea, and other interested parties of the application for bond release, as required by Rule 3.03.2(1). The amount requested for release was $16,800.00. No comments, written objections, or requests for an informal conference regarding the bond release application were received by the Division. The Division scheduled and conducted a bond release inspection on October 17, 2002. The site inspection was conducted in accordance with Rule 3.03.2(2). The principle landowner Melvin Martinez was present during the inspection since he was notified by the Division by letter as to the date and time of the inspection. Also present for the inspection were representatives from Kaiser Ventures, Greystone Consulting, the Office of Surface Mining, and the Division.