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the targeted species when mixed. MSO Premium, a surfactant that increases leaf adhesion <br />and absorption, was included in herbicide solutions in addition to blue marker dye to <br />track applications. Product labels and MSDS information for all chemicals sprayed <br />during 2010 were provided to Climax management prior to application. <br />The only exception to the targeted treatment was on Climax's 11 electrical substations. <br />Substation sites were treated with Krovar IDF to kill existing ground cover and act as a <br />soil sterilant for the duration of the growing season (total vegetation control). Total <br />vegetation control was implemented within 25 foot radius of all substation connections. <br />Sites Managed <br />The initial 2010 herbicide spraying at Climax took place from July 12 through July 14. <br />The primary purpose of this early season visit was to treat areas found to be heavily <br />infested with yellow toadflax in 2009 with a different chemical combination to assist in <br />reducing chemical resistance. To this end, pre-flower infestations of yellow toadflax were <br />treated on cut and fill slopes in proximity to roads surrounding Eagle Park Reservoir and <br />Chalk Mountain Reservoir, upper and lower McNulty Gulch, and Robinson Tailings <br />Pond. Major yellow toadflax infestations were treated on the steep hillsides on the west <br />side of Mayflower Tailings Pond, both above and below the road. Small mayweed <br />chamomile plants and Canada thistle rosettes were located and treated throughout the <br />recent reclamation on Arkansas River Restoration Project on the initial visit as well. <br />Total vegetation control began on mine substations over July 13 and 14 and included <br />substations near camp, Robinson Tailings Pond, and Chalk Mountain Reservoir. <br />The second treatment visit to Climax in 2010 occurred from July 26 to July 28. In the <br />intervening time between Habitat Management's first and second treatment visits, the <br />reclaimed areas on both sides of the Arkansas River Restoration had shown significantly <br />increased infestation by mayweed chamomile, likely due to plants becoming larger and <br />beginning to produce blooms. To eliminate these remaining plants, follow up spot <br />spraying was conducted throughout the area on July 26. On July 27, areas in proximity <br />Climax Mine: tPM Report 3 February 2011