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<br /> <br />1994 ANNUAL RECLAMATION REPORT <br />Introduction <br />In compliance with Rule 2.06.13, Bowie Resources Limited, Permit <br />No. C-81-038, submits the following Annual Reclamation Report for <br />the 1994 calendar year. <br />1994 Reclamation Activities <br />No additional acreage was newly disturbed by mining or construction <br />activity during the 1994 calendar year. Reclamation activities <br />conducted included seeding and mulching operations on the outslopes <br />of the west ridge waste pile. (see location 32 on exhibit 7). <br />This area was reseeded on November 17, 1994 with permanent grass <br />mix (mix no. 5 less shrub species). Also the Gross-Rhode stock <br />trail at the Orchard Valley West mine was seeded with the temporary <br />seed mix (see table #6 for seed mix) immediately following <br />construction on May 4 and 5, 1994. <br />Table 7 of this report depicts reclaimed acreage throughout the <br />mine site has been revised to reflect 1994 activities. <br />Reclamation Historv <br />An extensive reclamation project was initiated in the fall of 1977 <br />to address the Orchard Valley upper mine area, middle mine area, <br />mine roads, and the new county road alignment near the existing <br />coal stockpile. The reader is referred to the following documents <br />for a complete discussion of the details of this program: Fina <br />Institute," and "History of RevecTetation, Orchard Vallev Mine. <br />1977-1982, April. 1983. Prepared for CWI, Orchard Vallev Mine. <br />Paonia, Colorado. by Harner and Associates." <br />Revegetation of cut and fill slopes was accomplished in 1978 on <br />previously seeded but sparsely vegetated and eroded slopes stemming <br />from excessive water runoff caused by the lack of an effective <br />water diversion system. <br />In 1979, a diversion channel and four sedimentation ponds were <br />constructed to divert water away from the main mine facilities. <br />Access roads to the sedimentation ponds and a parking lot were also <br />constructed. The revegetation program of 1979 addressed disturbed <br />areas associated with these facilities and encompassed <br />approximately 12 acres of reclamation. <br />Reclamation activities in 1980 focused on revegetating lands <br />disturbed through minor construction activities conducted in 1979. <br />The areas addressed in 1980 included the Orchard Valley Mine water <br />pipeline, exploration drill pads, and miscellaneous roadways. The <br />majority of the acreage reclaimed in 1980, approximately 3.5 acres, <br />