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117(6)(g) <br />117(5) and <br />113(5) <br />113(6) <br />Page 112 <br />Hard Rock /Metal Mining Rule 4 <br />an alternate form of Financial Warranty. <br />(5) <br />A Financial Warrantor shall have ninety (90) days to provide an alternate <br />warranty required under Rule 4.15(4). <br />4.16 RELEASE OF WARRANTIES - PROSPECTING OPERATIONS <br />4.16.1 Operator Application For Release of Warranties <br />(1) Upon the completion of reclamation, any person that filed with the Board <br />or Office a Prospecting Notice and Financial Warranties shall submit to <br />the Office by Certified Mail and separate from other types of <br />communication to the Board or Office a Reclamation Report and request <br />for reclamation responsibility release stating that reclamation is finished. <br />(2) Such report shall contain, at a minimum: <br />(3) <br />(a) the name of the operation, the name of the operator, file number <br />of the Prospecting Notice of Intent and the name, mailing address <br />and phone number of the contact person; <br />(b) a signed statement by the Prospector that all reclamation <br />requirements of the prospecting notice have been satisfied; <br />(c) a narrative describing site grading, topsoil replacement, <br />successful revegetation and other stabilization activities, as <br />appropriate; <br />(d) suitable photographs of the reclaimed area; and <br />(e) a map of sufficient detail to determine the location of the <br />prospecting activity. <br />The Office shall, within thirty (30) days after receiving said report, or as <br />soon thereafter as weather conditions permit, inspect the lands and <br />reclamation described in the notice to determine if the Operator has <br />complied with all applicable requirements. <br />113(7) (4) If the Office finds the reclamation to be in compliance with the <br />requirements of the Notice of Intent, Rules and Regulations, and the <br />Statute, the Office shall release all applicable performance and financial <br />warranties. The financial warranty shall not be held for more than thirty <br />(30) calendar days after the Office finds that the Prospector has <br />successfully completed reclamation. However, an appeal to the release <br />