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Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology Annual Reclamation Report for the Year 2004 New Horizon Mine C-81-008 Western Fuels Colorado. LLC mine name permit # Permittee Address: P.O. Box 628 / 27646 W. 5~" St Nucla. CO 81424 This report, required by Rule 2.04.13, is due by February 15 of each year, or other date, as agreed upon by the Division. It should include text, discussion, and maps, at a minimum, in addition to any other reclamation monitoring data as required by the approved permit. The location of the acreage reported under each land status category and year of seeding (if applicable) should be clearly and accurately identified on a map included with the report. Last Years Cumulative This Calendar Year Cumulative Total Land Status Cate o Total 430.72(NH2)+73.71 21.57(NH2) 0 (NH1) 526.00 Acres disturbed (NH1) = 504.43 318.15(NH2)+73.71 42.40(NH2) 0 (NH1) 434.26 Acres backfilled and graded (NH1) = 391.86 267.07(NH2) + 73.71 36.64(NH2) 0 (NHU 377.42 Acres toosoiled (NH1) = 340.78 Seeding typically begins the minimum 10-year reclamation liability period. Please report the acres for each category below. Do not include acres that have achieved final, Phase III release. 'include, if necessary, a description of any augmented seeding or cultural practices 52.04 acres in NH1 were reseeded and irrigated in 1995 Last Years Cumulative This Calendar Cumulative Total 10 years or Greater than Total ear ' less 10 ears' 242.97(NH2)+ 349.74 276.03(NH2)+ 0(NH2) 73.71 (NH1) = 33.06(NH2) 0 52.04 (nh1) = 21.67(NH1) Acres seeded" 316.68 NH1 328.07 For the Entire Life of Mine, the total number of acres disturbed 526.00 and the total number of acres: Phase I released 252.44(NH2)+73.71(NH1)=326.15 Phase II released 215.50 (NH1) Phase III released 215.50 (NH1) For Mines in Permanent Cessation: Total acreage in facilities subject to reclamation but yet to be completed For Government Performance and Results Act Acreage in long-term mining or reclamation facilities 2 44.76 Acreage in active mining areas s 76.99 '(exclude acres where Phase III release has been achieved) ' Includes haul and access roads; temporary dams and impoundments; permanent dams and impoundments; diversion and collector ditches, water and air monitoring sites; topsoil stockpiles; overburden stockpiles; repair, storage and construction areas; offce area, repair shops, and parking; coal stockpiles, loading, and processing areas; railroads; coal conveyors; refuse piles and coal mine waste impoundments; head-of-hollow fills; valley fills; venElation shafts and entryways; and noncoal waste disposal area (garbage dumps and wal wmbustion by-products disposal areas). ' Includes pits, topsoil stripped areas in advance of pits, and spoil not backflled and graded (F:\eng\data\word\ann reclaim rpB2004recrepo.doc)