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M Introductioa• M In compliance with Rule 2.04.13, Bowie Resources Limited, Permit No. C-81-038, submits the following Annual Reclamation Report for the 1995 calendar year. 1995 Reclamation Activities No additional acreage was newly disturbed by mining or construction activity during the 1995 calendar year. reclamation activities conducted included seeding and mulching operations on the outslopes of the west ridge waste pile. (see location 37, exhibit 8). This area was seeded during the month of December using permanent seed mix (mix no. 5 less shrub species). Also reseeded during this period was a small area around the fan area using a temporary seed mix, (see table 6 for seed mix). This area was also seeded during the month of December. Reclamation History An extensive reclamation project was initiated in the fall of 1977, to address the Orchard Valley upper mine area, middle area, mine roads, and the new county road alignment near the existing coal stockpile. The reader is referred to the following documents for a complete discussion of the details of this program: Final Report, Reclamation, Colorado Westmoreland, Inc., Orchard Valley Mine, Paonia, Colorado, January 1978, by Thorne Ecological Institute, and History of Reveaetation, Orchard Valley Mine, 1977- 1982, April, 1993, Prepared for CWI, Orchard Valley Mine, Paonia, Colorado, by Harner and Associates. Revegetation of cut and fill slopes was accomplished in 1978 on previously seeded but sparsely vegetated and eroded slopes stemming from excessive water runoff caused by the lack of an effective water diversion system. In 1979, a diversion channel and four sedimentation ponds were constructed to divert water away from the main mine facilities. Access roads to the sedimentation ponds and parking lot were also constructed. The revegetation program of 1979 addressed disturbed areas associated with these facilities and encompassed approximately 12 acres of reclamation. 2