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SL-l2. <br />Greg Lewicki And Associates, PLLC <br />11541 Warrington Court Phone: (303) 346-5196 Fax (303)-346-6934 <br />Parker, CO USA 80138 E-Mail: info@lewield.biz <br />August 19, 2010 <br />Marcia Talvitie <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />691 CR 233, Suite A-2 <br />Durango, CO 81301 <br />CFrVv, D <br />AUG. 3 U 2010 <br />Divissul1 u+ ?.:.+a++?ation, <br />uh*v and Sawy <br />RE : Partial Bond Release at the New Horizon #2 Mine of Western Fuels-Colorado C-81- <br />008 <br />Dear Marcia: <br />After reviewing the Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety's adequacy review of SL-12: <br />Partial Phase 2 and 3 Performance Bond Release for the New Horizon Mine, the responses are as <br />follows: <br />1. All of the General Requirements items noted as being either missing or in error <br />have been corrected. <br />2. The discrepancies between the application and the BIO-Logic report have been <br />corrected. <br />The reference to Dryland Pasture has been removed. <br />3. The Irrigated Pasture vegetation success demonstration narrative and tables have <br />been modified to correctly reflect the comparison of the reclaimed area to a <br />technical standard as opposed to a reference area. Additionally, the narrative has <br />been expanded to clearly state the success of irrigated pasture reclamation, and to <br />refer to the BIO-Logic report only as a reference of the measurements and <br />statistical adequacy of the cover and production measurements. <br />4. A summary table has been constructed based on the guidelines provided by DRMS <br />for the data shown in Tables Al and A2. These tables can be seen for both the <br />Phase 2 and Phase 3 releases in the appropriate sections of the application <br />5. In accordance with the bond release guidelines, a narrative of the reclamation and <br />management history of the parcels on which Phase 2 release is being requested, has <br />been added. It can be found at the start of the Phase 2 section. <br />6. A table of topsoil/subsoil replacement thickness and comparison to the <br />requirements can be found in subsection 3.0 of the Phase 2 section.