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2007 Reclamation Report <br />Southfield Mine <br />* Maintained silt fence adjacent to Pond 3 footprint site; <br />* Cleaned debris from culvert inlet adjacent to Pond 5 at mine site; <br />* Maintained small rock dams adjacent to the utility building at the mine site. <br />Map 1, Mine Site Reclamation, portrays the general location, dates, and areas of revegetation and <br />reseeding in and adjacent to the former Mine Facilities area. In addition, the map indicates the <br />locations of Mine Site reclamation activities completed during 2007. Dates of revegetation and/or <br />reseeding for the ancillary facilities areas and the Loadout area are shown on Map 2, Ancillary <br />Facilities Areas Reclamation, and Map 3, Loadout Area Reclamation, respectively. <br />Disturbed, Backfilled, and Topsoiled Areas <br />No additional areas were disturbed, Backfilled, or topsoiled during the reporting period. <br />Seeded or Planted Areas <br />During October, 2004, interseeding of approximately 6 acres at the Mine Site, comprising lands <br />owned by the Corley Company, was completed at the end of October. EFCI previously seeded and <br />mulched this area during site revegetation activities in October 2003. Due to some confusion in <br />dealing with the changing wishes and needs of two different landowners concerning seed mixes, <br />EFCI inadvertently applied an incorrect seed mix on the Corley property in 2003. <br />In order to correct the seeding (seed mixture) on the Corley property, EFCI submitted a plan to the <br />DMG proposing interseeding of the grass species Indian Ricegrass and Beardless Bluebunch <br />Wheatgrass. Upon approval, EFCI broadcast interseeded the referenced area (October 2004) at a <br />rate of 1.4 and 3.1 pounds PLS/acre of Indian Ricegrass and Beardless Bluebunch Wheatgrass as <br />was previously reported. <br />During the year 2004, EFCI planted shrub clumps in the reclaimed facilities and refuse disposal <br />areas at the Mine Site in accordance with permit requirements and in response to landowner <br />preference. Accordingly, during May 2004, approximately 1,800 plants were purchased from and <br />then planted by the Colorado State Forest Service. Based on a plan approved by the DMG (DBMS), <br />EFCI established a total of seven (7) shrub clumps (plots) on the refuse pile/Ponds 3 and 4 area, and <br />a total of five (5) shrub clumps in the facilities area. The approved shrub clumps were planted based <br />on following composition of seedlings: <br />