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and was consistent with methodology that was carried out in 1995, and in 1992 <br />regarding the Phase II bond release request. <br />In accordance with the CDMG Bond Release Guidelines, a minimum of 15 <br />samples were to be spread throughout the entire disturbed area. Within individual <br />reclaimed sub-units (see Table 1, Appendix Map), random sample locations were <br />drawn from gridded disturbed area maps (100 x 100 ft grid for cover transects, 50 <br />x 50 ft grid for production plots) and were located in the field through the use of a <br />compass and pacing. Cover and production sample location are marked on the <br />enclosed maps. As noted above, gridded locations differed from those use in 1995 <br />to ensure that results were not attributable to the particular pattern drawn in 1995. <br />The number of samples taken in each reclaimed sub-unit is listed in Table 1 <br />of the Appendix along with estimates of disturbed acreage. Part A of Table 1 <br />shows calculations for the cover sampling while Part B summarizes the production <br />sample quantities. The first column in each table lists the acreage for the individual <br />reclaimed sub-units. The next column indicates the percentage of the total mine <br />reclaimed area that is contributed by each sub-unit. This value is then multiplied <br />by the total expected number of samples to be placed over the entire mine site <br />indicating how many samples were to be placed in each sub-unit. This value is <br />listed in the third column and, in column four, is rounded to the nearest integer to <br />indicate the actual number of samples to be carried out. The fifth column indicates <br />the weight each sub-unit is accorded in the overall sample based on the rounded or <br />final sample values. It is useful to note that column five and column two values do <br />not differ in any important way, confirming that for the number of samples <br />involved in the study, rounding to whole numbers did not introduce any important <br />exaggeration or under-representation of any of the sub-units with respect to their <br />proportional acreage. <br />4