2008-09-05_REVISION - M1986101 (4)

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-3- The Board may present for payment any Certificate of Deposit held hereunder and convert the same to cash if the Board determines that reclamation which ought to have been performed by the Operator, or its successors or assigns, remains unperformed. No other condition precedent need be fulfilled to entitle the Board to receive the amount of any such Certificate. However, if, upon completion of such reclamation by the Board, the cost of reclamation shall be less than the amount received from the Bank, the excess shall be promptly refunded to the Operator. The obligation of the Operator shall continue until the Board has released this Financial Warranty, or has ordered it forfeited in accordance with applicable provisions of the Act. It is understood that periods of years may necessarily be required before determination can be made that reclamation of the Affected Lands has been satisfactorily completed. It is also recognized that, as reclamation is accomplished, the amount of this Financial Warranty may be reduced with the approval of the Board so that it reflects the then current estimated cost of the remaining reclamation of the Affected Lands. No revision, extension, or renewal of the permit or of the time allowed to complete reclamation shall diminish the Operator's obligation under this Financial Warranty. In any single year during the life of the permit, the amount of the Financial Warranty shall not exceed the estimated cost of fully reclaiming all lands to be affected in said year, plus all lands affected in previous permit years and not yet fully reclaimed. Reclamation costs shall be computed with reference to current reclamation costs. The amount of this Financial Warranty is based upon estimates as to the cost of reclamation, and does not operate to liquidate, limit, enlarge, or restrict the Operators obligations to complete the reclamation, even though the actual costs thereof may substantially exceed the amount of this Financial Warranty. This Financial Warranty shall be subject to forfeiture whenever the Board determines that any one or more of the following circumstances exist: 1. A Cease and Desist Order entered pursuant to Section 34-32-124 of the Act has been violated, and the corrective action proposed in such Order has not been completed, although ample time to have done so has elapsed; or 2. The Operator is in default under its Performance Warranty, and such default has not been cured, although written notice and ample time to cure such default has been given; or 3. The Operator has failed to maintain its Financial Warranty in good standing, as required by the Act; or 4. The Operator no longer has the financial ability to carry out its obligations in accordance with the Act. The description of lands herein is for convenience of reference only, and no error in such description, nor any revision of the permitted mining area, nor the disturbance by the Operator of lands outside of the permitted mining area shall alter or diminish the obligations of the Operator hereunder, which shall extend to the reclamation of 0 such lands disturbed.