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• INTRODUCTION <br />The Bear Number 1 and 2 mine sites (Permit Application C-81-033) were <br />sampled between September 3 and September 8, 1993 in anticipation of qualifying for <br />Final bond release. The mine sites were reclaimed in 1982 and were sampled in 1991 <br />and 1992 (see Bear No. 1 and 2 Mine Sites. Permit Number C-81-033. Ve eg tation <br />Monitoring Report October 1991 and Bear No. l and 2 Mine Sites. Permit Number <br />C-8]-033. 1992 Vegetation Report. Final Bond Release Request. September- 1992). <br />Herbaceous cover and herbaceous production were estimated for the contiguous sites. <br />No woody plant density success standard applies. The reclaimed surfaces are located <br />within Section 9, T 13 S, R 90 W, 6th P.M. near Somerset in Gunnison County, <br />Colorado. The mine sites are located between 5900 and 6100 feet in elevation and are <br />situated on flat areas or north-facing slopes overlooking the North Fork of the <br />• Gunnison River. All sampling was carried out by Matthew S. Hayes of Hayes <br />Environmental Services, Inc. <br />Site vegetation satisfied the applicable success standards in both 1991 and 1992. <br />Because of complications regarding another aspect of reclamation success, the operator <br />was not able to apply for final bond release within the time that the 1992 study would <br />have applied. Therefore, an additional year of sampling was required to establish, in <br />accordance with Rule 4.15.7(5), that the vegetation met all success standards in the last <br />two years of the liability period. Reclamation standards for herbaceous cover, <br />herbaceous production, and species diversity have been established as the criteria that <br />will be used to determine success. These are listed on pages 50 and 51 of the 1987 <br />Findings Document and are discussed below. <br />1 <br />