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October 12, 2011 C- 1981- 044/Williams Fork Mines JRS <br />RECLAMATION SUCCESS - Rule 4.15, Rule 3: <br />- MCM indicated that they had a contractor spray for weeds in September. It appears as though the contractor did <br />a good job spraying. It appeared that the majority of the Russian knapweed that was along the haul road to the <br />Mine No. 5 portal area was sprayed and dead /dying. The knapweed that was in the field by ponds SH -P 1 and SH- <br />P2 was also dead or dying. There were still live plants observed throughout the site (including behind the Mine <br />No. 9 refuse pile, along the berm to the Mine No. 5A portal area, the reclaimed Mine No. 4 portal and a few places <br />along the haul road to the Mine No. 5 facilities). MCM will need to continue to actively monitor and spray these <br />areas to keep the knapweed under control. <br />- MCM also sprayed the small patch of yellow toadflax that was west of the Mine No. 9 refuse pile. This spraying <br />appeared to be successful. MCM will need to keep a careful eye on this area to ensure the toadflax does not <br />return. <br />As stated above, it appears as though the contractor did a good job spraying the thistle on the reclaimed Mine No. <br />9 refuse pile and the other thistle around the site. <br />SIGNS AND MARKERS — Rule 4.02: <br />- The new mine ID signs at the entrances along Colorado Highway 13 were all in place and in good condition. <br />The mine ID signs contain all of the necessary information. <br />DOCUMENTS RECEIVED: None <br />This concludes the 12 October 2011 complete inspection of the Williams Foils Mines. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Page 4 of 7 <br />