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Acres in Active Mining Areas <br />As Exhibit 2010-12 indicates, the 2010 active mine area disturbance was 119.1 acres. <br />is This Exhibit includes leftover disturbance from prior years that is not considered to be long <br />term disturbance. <br />Acres Seeded/Planted for the Last 10 Years or more <br />The total number of acres seeded or planted and not released from Phase III bond within <br />the NH1 and NI-12 permit areas is 465.98. <br />Grazing on NH1 and NI-12 areas <br />Grazing operations on NH1 - <br />Garvey Brothers grazed both dryland and irrigated pasture in the NI-11 area. <br />Approximately 350 head were present on approximately 71 acre parcel from November <br />25, 2010 to February 1, 2011. <br />Grazing operations on NH2 - <br />Ward Burbridge has grazing operations on two areas of the permit and has maintained <br />approximately 30 head of bovine. This year's operations started approximately <br />November 1, 2010 on the Benson east area and continued there for approximately 3 <br />weeks on 59 acres. Operations progressed to Benson south, Goforth, San Miguel, and <br />Burbuidge properties with a total of 152 acres. Mr. Brubridge stated that he started <br />supplementing his herd with grass hay around December 1, 2010 and will continue the <br />operation until May 1, 2011. <br />Staats Family operations consist of properties south of 5th Avenue that are owned by <br />Western Fuels Colorado, Staats Family, and San Miguel Power. Approximately 210 <br />head of bovine were present from February 1 st through the 15th of 2011. Approximately <br />15 head were left there for calving operations and will likely be moved out in early <br />March, 2011. Staats Family kept an adjoining gate open so as the operation could take <br />place on their off Permit, private land and the Permit area. <br />The reference area was grazed starting around September 1St and ending around <br />November 26, 2010. 3-7 horses occupied approximately 7.9 acres. <br />The above referenced areas are depicted in Exhibits 2010-3 (NH1) and 2010-15 (NH2). <br />A total of 247 acres were grazed on the NI-12 Permit area. An unknown quantity of deer <br />and elk have frequented the area throughout the year browsing, grazing, and bedding <br />down when not being hunted in the later seasons; December 2010 - February 2011. <br /> <br />F:\Eng\DATA\Word\Ann Reclaim Report\2010\2010RECRPT.doc