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<br /> <br />Previously Revegetated Areas <br />EFMC revegetated approximately 25.1 acres of the reclaimed mine site azea during the <br />spring and fall of 1995 following wmpletion of backfilling and grading operations. Limited <br />interseeding was conducted in 1996, 1999, 2000 and 2003. The color-coded perimeters of the <br />initial permanently seeded area, and subsequently interseeded areas, are shown on attached Figure <br />1, Mine Site. <br />Vegeaition Monitoring Information <br />EFMC contracted Mr. Kent Crofts with I.M.E. of Yampa, Colorado to monitor and <br />sample vegetation results at the site. The monitoring effort is the requirement for the first year of <br />the final two yeazs (year nine of the ten yeaz minimum liability period) of the Final Bond Release <br />Request. A copy of the resulting Vegetation Monitoring Report was submitted to the CDMG to <br />the attention of Mr. Kent Gorham, Reclamation Specialist. For ease of review, an additional copy <br />of the Vegetation Report is included with this submittal. <br />Noxious Weed Monitorine <br />The CDMG inspector noted a small patch of White-Top thistle directly south of the shop <br />facilities building. EFMC contacted Peak Project Management of Trinidad, Colorado to spray the <br />thistle with the approved noxious weed spray mix. EFMC plans to monitor the existing noxious <br />weed location as well as the entire reclaimed azea and will continue to mitigate noxious weed <br />establishment. <br />Grazing -Landowner Cattle <br />Due to anxieties expressed by the landowner, A.J. Iuppa, to graze his cattle on the <br />reclaimed site, EFMC submitted a request for approval of a grazing plan for the site. The criteria <br />for grazing was based on the results of the vegetation monitoring study and the recommendation of <br />I.M.E. Consulting. CDMG confirmed review of the proposed plan in a response dated 09-30-04. <br />A copy of the Proposed Grazing Plan and CDMG's response to the plan is enclosed with this <br />report. <br />In CDMG's inspection report dated Dec 8, 2004, it reports that Mr. Iuppa stated that he <br />started grazing his cattle on the reclaimed site on or about November 1" but then removed them <br />about November 25, 2004.However, EFMC witnessed the cattle enter and graze through the <br />reclaimed azea on December 14, 2004. At the close of the reporting period (December, 2004), <br />EFMC was uncertain of the actual grazing practice of the landowner but indications were that <br />grazing had occurred longer than was recommended in the submitted Grazing Plan. <br />3 <br />