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d (a'r a(inr ® 2003 I~-dematfo~+ Report C'eGrnarp 74, 2004 Pnge 3 Due to very limited site activities (inspection only in Kerr South Area), site inspections indicated no need for ongoing road maintenance activities, other [han ditch repair and clean-out during 2003. 5.0 TOPSOILING AND REVEGETATION Topsoiling and mulch seeding was conducted in 1999 on approximately 6.5 acres within the Mine Area including the designated disposal area on the southeast edge of the shop/warehouse facilities pad and the former powder magazine area, soil stockpile area, and associated road. These areas were seeded in 2000 by inter-seeding the permanent seed mix (Table 67A) into the standing mulch. The application rate was at the prescribed rate for both grasses (11.5 pounds per acre) and shmbs and (orbs (5.75 pounds per acres). Four small areas; one in the southwest corner of the Pit 1 area; one in the north end of the Marr Pit area; one on the ridge to the west of the Marr Pit area; and one on the north slope of Pond A; were inter-seeded during 2003 to enhance vegetative growth. 6.0 NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL All areas were inspected during spring 2003 and minor occurrences of thistle were hand dug and destroyed and/or sprayed during the spring. 7.0 DRAINAGE AND SEDIMENT CONTROL Kerr conducted regular routine inspection and maintenance for al] ponds, ditches and other drainage and control structures. The minor disturbance associated with routine maintenance and repair of drainages and terraces in 1999 and the areas of rifling and gullying in Pit 1, the pre-1986 reclamation area (Marr Pit area), and on the north slope of Pond A required minor repair, clean- out, and inter-seeding during 2003. In 2002, EFCI completed a program to identify, plug, seal, and reclaim a number of old exploration boreholes and alluvial monitoring wells, primarily in the Kerr North Area north of the Coun[y Aoad. Work was completed in la[e October 2002. 8.0 TOPSOIL STOCKPILES There are approximately 3.3 acres of topsoil stockpiles remaining at the Mine Area. No material removal or reclamation was conducted in these areas in 2003. 9.0 SURFACE FACILITIES As shown on the 2003 Reclamation Map, the remaining permanent facilities (roads, buildings, and ponds) in the Mine Area cover approximately 35 acres. Permanent facilities in the Loadout Area cover approximately 6 acres. 10.0 LOADOUT AREA Final reclamation activities were completed for the Loadout r\rea (approximately 5 acres) during 1999. The Loadout Area was re-seeded in October 2000 and good growth was evident during the bond release inspection in Ma}' 2001.