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August 31, 2011 <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y= Inspected N =Not Inspected R= Comments Noted <br />N - Air Resource Protection <br />N - Availability of Records <br />N - Backfill & Grading <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />N - Explosives <br />N - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />R - Other <br />NA - Processing Waste <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05: <br />RECLAMATION SUCCESS - Rule 4.15, Rule 3: <br />Parcel A -B -99 <br />C -1981- 010 /Trapper Mine <br />COMM <br />The weather was warm and clear. The ground was clear and dry. <br />Erosion of Oak Gulch was observed. This is not within the SL -•13 parcels. <br />Page 2 of 7 <br />V= Violation Issued NA =Not Applicable <br />N - Roads <br />R - Reclamation Success <br />Y - Revegetation <br />NA - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Support Facilities On -site <br />N - Signs and Markers <br />NA - Support Facilities Not On -site <br />NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br />Y - Topsoil <br />NT'S <br />RDZ <br />This partial coal inspection was conducted on August 31, 2011 by Rob Zuber of the Colorado Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (Division). The purpose of the inspection was to evaluate the on- the - ground <br />condition with respect to Trapper Mine's SL -13 application, which is a Phase III bond release application. The <br />application includes six parcels: A -B -99, A -B -00, A -B -01 D- AB -99, D- AB -00, D -C -99, F- AB -99, F- AB -00, and <br />F- AB -01. These parcels were evaluated for post - mining land use, vegetative cover, species composition, weeds, <br />erosion, surface and groundwater impacts, and reclamation obligations. <br />The Graham Roberts of TMI and Elizabeth Shaeffer of OSM also participated in the inspection. <br />For all parcels, the post - mining land use of rangeland is generally met and vegetative cover was consistent with <br />the vegetation sampling results reported in the SL -13 application. Species composition was generally consistent <br />with the species reported in the SL -13 application, with relatively large quantities of wheatgrasses, Kentucky <br />Bluegrass, Sheep Fescue, and Great Basin Wildrye, as well as some forbs and shrubs. No erosion or potential for <br />negative impacts to surface or groundwater were observed during the inspection. Additional information for each <br />parcel is presented below in the chronological order of the inspection. <br />This parcel does not have a large number of shrubs. Some white top was observed in the parcel. . <br />Number of :Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 3 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />