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MOUNTAIN COAL COMPANY RECLAMATION <br />PHOTOGRAPH PROJECT 2011 <br />Project Description <br />During the 2004, through 2011 field seasons, digital photographs were taken and photo - <br />points were established in several areas where Mountain Coal Company has conducted <br />coal exploration and development activities since 1996. This report follows those from <br />2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 making a comparison of reclamation on <br />the various sites possible. In 2011, photograph points were taken on 146 road locations <br />and drill sites. Field work was accomplished on June 4, 7, 22, 23, 24, 25, July 11, <br />September 29 and 30, 2011. There are a total of 215 photo - points over the project area. <br />Sites which have not been reclaimed have photographs taken once as the location is <br />constructed. They are not taken again until reclamation occurs. <br />The project is divided into 5 separate sections. (See Figure 1: MCC RECLAMATION <br />PHOTOGRAPH PROJECT 2011) <br />1. The Reclamation Process shows typical methods for accomplishing reclamation. <br />2. Drill Sites And Roads Reclaimed 1996 -2010. This section consists of areas where <br />reclamation was completed between 1996 and 2008. Drill sites accessed by the following <br />roads are included: Dry Fork of Minnesota Creek Road, Upper Deep Creek and Deep <br />Creek Mesa Roads, Long Draw Saddle Road, Long Draw Road, West Flatiron Road, <br />West Point Road, RAV 1 Spur, West Bench Road, East Bench Road, Apache Rocks - <br />Jumbo Mountain Road, and Lone Pine Road. (See Figure 1A — Dry Fork Area, Figure <br />1 B — Thermal Event Area; and Figure 1 C — Lone Pine Area) <br />3. Sites Reclaimed 2011. This category shows the sites reclaimed this year. These <br />include MDW -17 -08 and five Exploration Holes accessed from the Dry Fork of <br />Minnesota Creek Road.. <br />4. Sites Constructed through 2010 Not Fully Reclaimed. This section of the report <br />shows areas which have not yet been reclaimed, although some of the sites have <br />undergone interim reclamation. Most of these sites are located along the West Flatiron <br />Road and on West Flatiron itself; however, scattered sites are situated on the Upper <br />Sylvester, Long Draw Saddle, Apache Rocks -Jumbo Mountain, Box Canyon, Box <br />Canyon West, Sylvester Gulch Road and Dry Fork of Minnesota Creek roads. (See <br />Figure 1A — Dry Fork Area) <br />5. Sites Constructed in 2011 and Not Reclaimed. These locations are accessed by the <br />Dry Fork of Minnesota Creek Road. They include sites in the E -2, E -3 and E -4 Panels. <br />(See Figure 1A — Dry Fork Area) <br />1 <br />