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1999 ANNUAL RECLAMATION REPORT NH1 No activity occurred on the majority of the NH 1 area 1999. Fertilizer was applied to approximately 45.65 acres at a rate of 50#/acre and to 6.39 acres a[ a rate of 500#/acre. Exhibit 99.1 shows the location and rate of fertilizer application, as well as the 1 s' and 2nd cut pasture yield total of about 18.0 st (5,634 Ib/acre) and 6.4 st (2,000 Ib/acre), respectively, from the 6.4 acrea area with the higher fertilizer application rate. For reference, Exhibit 99.2 shows the pre- 1999 disturbance at NH 1. NH2 Existing Disturbance During 1999, 50.82 acres of new disturbance was associated with the mi~ung program at New Horizon 2 Mine. The 1999 Disturbance and Seeding Maps, Exhibit 99.3 and 99.4 respectively, show the areas either disturbed, reseeded, or both, dining 1999. Backtillin~~ and Gradine • Dw~ing 1999, 28.93 acres were graded at New Horizon 2. Backfill grading was accomplished by backfilling the empty pit with atruck-shovel fleet and then fnal grading with D-9 dozers and 14G grader. Soil and Spoil Scarification The following soil and spoil scarification techniques were used while grading the reclamation area. Prior to growth media soil replacement, the final graded spoil was scarified to a depth of 6 to 18 inches using ripper shanks attached behind a motor grader. This scarifying operation effectively reduced compaction, reduced nmoff, and improved infiltration, while improving rooting depths. Soil and Spoil Monitoring Data New Horizon Mine is required by Permit C-81-008 to monitor replaced soil and final graded spoil and submit the information to the Division. Monitoring programs include verifying soil replacement thickness and determining final graded spoil quality. Exhibit 99.6 (topsoil thickness and sample map), and 99.7 (backtill spoil sample map), shows the locations of the sample sites along with the thiclutess of the topsoil replacement. Technical Revision # 39 was approved by DMG in July 1999. The revision allows the spoil monitoring sample sites to be oriented on a N-S / E-W 600' x 600' grid. Spoil Ouality • ~d: \da[a \wpda ea\rec-repo\99 rec repo.docl