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August 15,2013 C-1981-010/Trapper Mine JLE Inspection Topic Summary NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable N -Air Resource Protection N -Roads N -Availability of Records R -Reclamation Success R -Backfill&Grading N -Revegetation R -Excess Spoil and Dev.Waste N -Subsidence N -Explosives Y -Slides and Other Damage N -Fish&Wildlife N -Support Facilities On-site R -Hydrologic Balance N -Signs and Markers R -Gen.Compliance With Mine Plan N -Support Facilities Not On-site N -Other N -Special Categories Of Mining NA -Processing Waste R -Topsoil COMMENTS This was a partial inspection of the Trapper Mine; C-1981-010. I,Jared Ebert of the Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety(Division)conducted the inspection. Mr.Dan Mackinnon with the Office of Surface Mining(OSM)accompanied me during the inspection. Mr. Graham Roberts with Trapper Mining accompanied us during the inspection. The inspection was also conducted in order to evaluate several reclamation parcels for Phase I bond release in association with the SL14 bond release application. The bond release block is 424.2 acres in size. The weather during the inspection was clear and warm. BACKFILL and GRADING—Rule 4.14; Contemporaneous Reclamation 4.14.1;Approximate Original Contour 4.14.2;Highwall Elimination 4.14.1(2)(f); Steep Slopes 4.14.2,4.27;Handling of Acid and Toxic Materials 4.14.3; Stabilization of Rills and Gullies 4.14.6: As indicated above,the Division evaluated a 424.2 acre bond release block for Phase 1 bond release(SL14). The Division evaluates the reclamation parcel to determine if the affected areas have been backfilled and graded in accordance with the approved post mine topography. This bond release block consists of many different reclamation parcels. The Division evaluated the backfilling and grading work completed on several of these parcels included in the SL14 bond release application during previous inspections(May 16,2013 and April 24, 2012). To evaluate these the bond release block for Phase 1 bond release,the Division compares the approved post mining topography as depicted on Map M 12 in the permit to the actual on the ground topography after backfilling and grading has occurred. Two maps submitted by Trapper depict the actual on the ground topography after backfilling and grading occurred;the SL14 bond release map and the Annual Reclamation Report(ARR)maps in Appendix W with the permit which is updated every year. The topography of the 2012 ARR map and the SL14 bond release map appear to be the exact same. During the field inspection,the Division confirms the on-the- ground topography. Using ArcMap 10,the Division is able geo-reference the approved PMT Maps;Map M12,the SL14 Bond Release Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 2 Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 0 Page 2 of 9