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RECLAMATION PLAN EXHIBIT F (CONT.) <br />minimum, i.e., along setbacks on the pit perimeter. The topsoil <br />will be handled as little as possible until it is replaced onto <br />disturbed areas. The operator will take measures necessary to <br />insure the stability of the replaced topsoil on graded slopes and <br />spreading it as evenly as possible. Fertilizer and other soil <br />amendments will be used as discussed in this plan. <br />RECLAMATION TIMETABLE <br />Reclamation will begin once enough area has been opened so <br />that any reclamation completed will not be disturbed as mining <br />progresses. This may take 5 or more years depending on the <br />economic conditions in the area and the amount of material mined. <br />The operator anticipates approximately 60% of the total mined <br />land will be reclaimed by the time mining is completed. A <br />portion of the floor area will be complete, but the area under <br />the plant site /stockpile area will still need work and grading of <br />the reclaiming the final face area will be that last area to be <br />reclaimed. Shortly after mining ends and the stockpiles have <br />been removed, all resoiling and revegetation will be complete. <br />The area will then be monitored for success of revegetation until <br />it is released by the Board. The operator estimates that this <br />will happen 3 to 5 years after mining is completed. <br />If revegetation problems occur before release, an analysis <br />of the site will be made and the area will be revegetated again <br />as necessary. The seed mixture and rates may be revised as <br />needed to complete reclamation, if a modification is required, <br />the Division will be notified prior to making the change. This <br />gives us the most flexibility to complete reclamation success- <br />fully. <br />RECLAMATION TIMETABLE <br />Acres + <br />Option <br />Years <br />Total <br />Area <br />Revegetation <br />Road <br />Undisturbed <br />#1 <br />3 -5 <br />26.73 <br />25.22 <br />0.45 <br />1.66 <br />#2 <br />3 -5 <br />26.73 <br />25.22 <br />0.45 <br />1.66 <br />#3 <br />3 -5 <br />26.73 <br />25.22 <br />0.45 <br />1 1.66 <br />19 <br />