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PHASE III BOND RELEASE (SL -13) <br />This application for Phase III bond release of applicable Trapper Mine lands is submitted in accordance <br />with the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS) Rule 3.03 (Release of Performance <br />Bonds) and Guideline Regarding Selected Coal Mine Bond Release Issues of April 18, 1995. With this <br />submittal, Trapper is proposing to release 323.5 acres of rangeland from Phase III bond liability as <br />outlined on Map 1.0. This includes Range Sites A, B and C rangelands that were regraded, retopsoiled <br />and reseeded in accordance with Trapper's approved permit document (C -81 -010) from 1999 through <br />2001 in Ashmore, Derringer and Flintlock pits. <br />1.0 Bond Release Parcels Management and Reclamation Histories <br />Appendix 1 includes a one -page summary of the management and reclamation history of each reclaimed <br />parcel proposed for Phase III bond release with this application. These history sheets provide <br />documentation that the ten -year minimum period of responsibility has been met for all reclamation parcels <br />included in this bond release application. Also included in Appendix 1 is a listing of seed mixtures that <br />were used to reseed each listed reclaimed parcel. These seed mixture summaries were taken from <br />applicable annual reclamation reports and are placed in Appendix 1 so that they can be cross - referenced <br />to individual reclaimed parcel history sheets. <br />Information included with each reclaimed parcel history sheet is parcel designation, acreage, regrade <br />history, topsoil replacement history, seedbed preparation history, fertilization history and seeding history. <br />Where applicable, husbandry and management practices that have occurred subsequent to initial <br />revegetation are described. <br />2.0 Documentation of Successful Vegetation Establishment <br />Attachment 1 to this application is a stand -alone report detailing vegetation - sampling methods and results <br />for all of the reclaimed rangeland parcels sampled during 2010 and 2011 for this Phase III bond release <br />proposal. Included in attachment 1 is the following information for each of the 2010 and 2011 sampling <br />years: 1) maps showing transect locations within reclaimed parcel and block boundaries, 2) sampling <br />method descriptions for obtaining plant cover, plant production, shrub density and species diversity, 3) <br />results of sampling for all vegetation parameters of interest, 4) statistical analysis of collected vegetation <br />data, 5) a list of plant species encountered during annual vegetation sampling and 6) copies of raw data <br />sheets for all individual vegetation transects and clip plots sampled. <br />1 <br />