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2010 Reclamation Report <br />Southfield Mine <br />posts were installed around selected tree and shrub transplants that showed stress or damage from <br />wildlife browsing. <br />Previouslv Revegetated Areas <br />Previously revegetated areas at the Mine Site include the main facilities area, small ancillary <br />facility areas, and the west portion of the refuse disposal area that were revegetated in 2003. The <br />remaining previously revegetated areas (pre 2003) lie primarily on the east and mid portion of the <br />refuse disposal area. The more recent areas seeded and mulched in 2003 exhibited good <br />vegetative conditions considering the relatively dry winter & spring seasons during 2007 - 2008. <br />Midsummer monsoon rains during 2008 then brought instant improvement & vigor to the <br />vegetation. Moisture during 2009 was adequate for continued good growth. Although the fall <br />season of 2010 had little rainfall, spring moisture and monsoon rains proved well for the <br />vegetation. Reports by the Division state that the vegetation on the sites continues to do well and <br />that the successful results are serving as an effective erosion control as well. <br />The Loadout Area was seeded to the permanent revegetation seed mixture in 1997. Poor initial <br />vegetative establishment resulted in the decision to reseed the entire Loadout Area in 1999. <br />Limited topsoil availability and extended drought conditions had hindered effective vegetative <br />reestablishment in the Loadout Area. Through ongoing discussions with the DRMS, limited <br />interseeding (25 percent of area) of the reclaimed Loadout area was approved by the DMG <br />(DRMS), with the understanding that this limited work would not affect the current liability <br />schedule (10-year liability period initiated by secondary reseeding in 1999). <br />IME, Inc., sample/monitored the Loadout site during the summer season of 2006. Results of data <br />obtained from the monitoring is included in the Revegetation Monitoring Report for Reclaimed <br />Areas in the section titled "Loadout Reclamation". IME, Inc. also sampled the Loadout during <br />2010. As stated above, EFCI has not yet received the results of the current year sampling. <br />EFCI has revegetated a cumulative total of approximately 82.1 acres at the Mine Site and <br />Loadout areas as shown on the attached Annual Reclamation Report form. Maps accompanying <br />this report show all revegetated areas, with the exception of approximately 1.5 acres of minor <br />road segments revegetated in 2003 at the North Well and Corley Well areas. <br />The previously revegetated areas are shown on Map 1, Mine Site Reclamation; Map 2, Ancillary <br />Facility Areas Reclamation and Map 3, Loadout Area Reclamation. As previously stated during <br />2006, Mr. Kent Crofts of I.M.E., Inc., did the interim revegetation sampling and reporting at the <br />mine site, the refuse pile area and at the Loadout site. Map 1 shows areas of the contemporaneous <br />reclamation plots listing dates of seeding and the approximate acreage of each area. Area No.7 <br />was seeded in 2001 and therefore changes the subtotals shown for seeded Less Than or Longer <br />Than 10 years on the enclosed 2010 ARR Form. <br />5 <br />