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<br />200 Reclamation Report <br />Southfield Xirle <br />* Cleaned/graded road ditch near CR92 & refuse pile road; <br />* Graded east portion of the road and ditches to the Monarch fan site (south fan site); <br />* Excavated sump at discharge end of culvert located at intersect of Magpie Creek & CR92 so <br />runoff could self-clean silt buildup from inside the culvert; <br />* Cleaned silt & debris from culvert inlet adjacent to Pond 5 at 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 2008. 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 Tonsoiled Areas <br />No additional areas were disturbed, backfilled, or topsoiled during the reporting period. <br />During the previous year (May 2007), a small sinkhole had formed on the northeast flank of the <br />refuse pile south of and adjacent to Pond 4. It was approximately 15 ft in diameter and 6 to 8 ft <br />deep. Al Weaver of Weaver Engineering Services determined from old works maps that the <br />subsidence was from the east portion of the abandoned Canon Shamrock Mine. The subsidence was <br />immediately backfilled and compacted with material borrowed from the south shore of Pond 4. The <br />site was then reseeded with the approved seed mix. The site is inspected on a routine basis and <br />during 2008, no further disturbance or settling has been observed. <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 (approved seed mixture) on the Corley property, EFCI submitted a <br />plan to the DRMS proposing interseeding of the grass species Indian Ricegrass and Beardless <br />Bluebunch Wheatgrass. Upon approval, EFCI broadcast interseeded the referenced area (October <br />2004) at a rate of 1.4 and 3.1 pounds PLS/acre of Indian Ricegrass and Beardless Bluebunch <br />Wheatgrass as was previously reported. <br />As stated in previous Annual Reclamation Reports, during the year 2004, EFCI planted shrub <br />clumps in the reclaimed facilities and refuse disposal areas at the Mine Site in accordance with <br />permit requirements and in response to landowner preference. Accordingly, during May 2004, <br />approximately 1,800 plants were purchased from and then planted by the Colorado State Forest <br />Service. Based on a plan approved by the DMG (DRMS), EFCI established a total of seven (7) <br />shrub clumps (plots) on the refuse pile/Ponds 3 and 4 area, and a total of five (5) shrub clumps in