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2009 ANNUAL RECLAMATION REPORT <br />• NH1 <br />Farming by adjacent landowners continued as in past years on the 6.4 ac field in the NW <br />portion of the NH1 Permit Area. The landowner was contacted and he stated that <br />250lbs/ac fertilizer were applied. One cutting was harvested for approximately 9.1 tons <br />(2,844lbs/acre) of grass hay. This information was supplied by the landowner and is <br />mostly speculation, bale weight are assumed; not clipped, oven dried samples. Western <br />Fuels did not applied fertilizer to a 45.65 acres parcel. Exhibit 2009-1 shows fertilizer <br />application rates and locations as well as production. Exhibit 2009-1 denotes pasture <br />yields where applicable. For reference, Exhibit 2009-2 shows the pre-1993 disturbance at <br />NH1. Please note that the NH1 boundary changed in 2001 as a result of MR-52. <br />NH2 <br />Existing Disturbance <br />During 2009, 28.2 acres of new disturbance were associated with the mining program at <br />the New Horizon 2 Mine. A total of 49.4 acres were toosoiled; this is shown on Exhibit <br />2009-6. A total of 38.6 acres were planted to Dryland Pasture seed mix #8. An additional <br />12.4 acres were planted as temporary/short term areas to facilitate next years Irrigated <br />Pasture section on the Lloyd property. The 2009 Disturbance and Seeding Maps, Exhibit <br />2009-3 and 2009-4, respectively show the areas disturbed and seeded during. Minor <br />reseeding was performed in 2009 on an area that was disturbed by the Burbridge buried <br />is pipeline project was less than 1 acre and therefore not depicted on any map. <br />Backfilling and Gradinq <br />During 2009, 43.1 acres (see Exhibit 2009-7) were graded at New Horizon 2. Backfill <br />grading was accomplished by backfilling the empty pit with a truck-shovel fleet and then <br />final grading with D-9 dozers and/or 14G grader. <br />Soil and Spoil Scarification <br />The following soil and spoil scarification techniques were used while grading the <br />reclamation area. Prior to growth media soil replacement, the final graded spoil was <br />scarified to a depth of 6 to 18 inches using ripper shanks attached behind a motor grader <br />or a dozer. This scarifying operation effectively reduced compaction, runoff, improved <br />infiltration, and improving rooting depths. <br />Soil and Spoil Monitoring Data <br />New Horizon Mine is required by Permit C-81-008 to monitor replaced soil and final graded <br />spoil and submit the information to the Division. Monitoring programs include verifying soil <br />replacement thickness and determining final graded spoil quality. Exhibit 2009-6 depicts <br />topsoil thickness and sample locations. Exhibit 2009-7 depicts backfill spoil sample <br />locations and shows backfill placement limits. <br /> <br />F:\Eng\DATA\Word\Ann Reclaim Report\2009\2009RECRPT.doc