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CMA Page 2 of 3 <br />December 8, 2011 <br />natural features so the sites blend in with the surrounding natural areas. The personal effort of each of these <br />individuals is noteworthy. <br />Oxbow Mining, LLC <br />P.O. Box 535 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />Contact: Jim Kiger <br />970 - 929 -5806 <br />Since the 2001 opening of the Elk Creek Mine, Oxbow Mining, LLC. has conducted extensive drilling programs <br />on Oxbow's parent coal lease and adjacent unleased Federal coal areas. In total, since the opening of the Elk <br />Creek Mine, Oxbow has reclaimed over 90 drill pads and approximately 17.3 miles of light use access roads. <br />Contemporaneous reclamation is required by CDRMS and BLM on the boreholes and associated roads and <br />Oxbow has done an excellent job of achieving this. Situated in the rugged and steep terrain of the West Elk <br />Mountains, road fill slopes were pulled back, the surface was left in a rough condition with rocks and slash <br />scattered about, followed by revegetation. All sites have been successfully reclaimed and Oxbow has obtained <br />final bond release for three BLM Reclamation Bonds and seven Colorado Exploration Bonds. <br />Ark Land Company <br />P.O. Box 591 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />Contact: Wendell Koontz <br />970 - 929 -5015 x 246 <br />Located in the Grand Valley Book Cliffs, the Ark Land exploration area is on BLM lands in extremely rugged and <br />heavily vegetated areas. Fifteen sites were drilled and reclaimed in 2007 and 2008. In this difficult terrain, Ark <br />Land constructed approximately 2.5 miles of new road, reconditioned approximately 11 miles of road and re- <br />established approximately 10.5 miles of existing access roads. During reclamation, roads were regraded to <br />blend in with the approximate original contour, seeded and mulched. Native boulders, brush and shrubs <br />moved during construction were brought back in the road alignment to aid in reclamation. The reclaimed road <br />access from existing BLM roadways were roughened with a pock and gouge method and blocked with native <br />boulder to deter ATV access as requested by the BLM. All drill sites and reclaimed roads are now well <br />vegetated with native species. <br />Blue Mountain Energy, Inc. <br />3607 CR 65 <br />Rangely, Colorado 81648 <br />Contact: Scott Wandstedt <br />(970) 675 -4322 <br />Three Notice of Intent applications were evaluated in 2011. In total there were 48 drill hole locations with <br />associated roads. All roads and drill sites were located in open sage and grassland /pinyon - juniper areas on <br />lands owned by the Bureau of Land Management. Exploration drilling took place from 1999 through 2005. <br />Roads and drill sites were reclaimed shortly after drilling was completed. The reclaimed roads and drill sites <br />blend in well with the surrounding areas and vegetation is well established. Despite the persistence of <br />cheatgrass in the surrounding areas, it was not a problem on the reclaimed sites. <br />