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Cover Crop All topsoil stockpiles have been planted with the approved cover crop seed mixture. The • topsoil windrows north of BB Road and west of 27.00 Road are temporary in nature (<90 days) and so will not be seeded with a cover crop. New Field Seeding The 2004 new field seeding consisted of both irrigated pastureland and dryland pasture. Seed mix # 5 at an application rate of 26 pounds PLS/acre was drill seeded on the former and seed mix #8 at an application rate of 18 pounds PLS/acre was drilled on the latter. Exhibit 2004-4 shows the location of the new fields, area, and other details. To assist the establishment of the seed mix, an oat cover crop was co-planted with the approved seed mixs at a rate of 75 pounds/acre. The oats were harvested latter in the year as oat hay. Revegetated Land Fertilizer Rates and Pasture Yields Fertilizerwas applied once this year. Application was during the spring. Rates varied from none to 250 Ibs/acre (Exhibit 2004-g). Two types fertilizer mixes were used: 1) a 50/50 blend of 34-0-0 and 18-46-0 and straight 34-0-0. Exhibit 2004-9 shows the NH2 fields where the two mixes were applied. NH2 first cut yields varied from 824 Ib/acre to 4,843 Ib/acre (Exhibit 2004-11 ), depending on the amount of fertilizer used and frequency of irrigation. • Weed and Pest Control Activities Noxious weed and tree control was carried out in the fall months of 2004. Target species for trees were Russian Olive and Tamarisk, and for weeds were Russian Knapweed, Canada Thistle, White Top, and Western whorled milkweed. Spot spraying was done at NH2, see Exhibit 2004-5. The treated sites were small and random and are too small to accurately plot on a map, although the general areas are depicted. BackCountry Weed Management, Colorado License # 11410, of Norwood, CO, treated the noxious weeds and M&M Custom Farming, the mine's contract farmers, treated the trees. The principal weed herbicide was Tordon 22KT"" A lesser amount of RodeoT"' was used in a small area that had ephemeral standing water during the treatment period. The chemical application rate was 2 quarts/acre. A surfactant and a marking dye were used with the weed herbicides to maximize spray effectiveness. The noxious tree control program used undiluted and unaugmented PathfinderT"^ directly applied to freshly-cut stumps. Label requirements, recommendations and conditions were followed for all chemicals used in the control programs. There was no pest control activity. Acres in Long-Term Mining or Reclamation Facilities • As shown in Exhibit 2004-12, currently 44.76 acres are held in long-term mining or reclamation facilities. (F:\eng\data\word\ann reclaim rpfl2004recrepo.doc)