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The reseeding will be completed between Nov. 1 and May 1 per NRCS recommendation. The seed will <br />be drilled with a grass drill at 0.5 inch depth. The grass varieties are native and currently readily available <br />from area seed companies. <br />E: The reclamation is expected to follow the mining plan phases 1, 2, & 3 moving from the west to east. <br />Areas will generally be reclaimed in 5 to 10 acre blocks but that could change depending on the size and <br />scope of jobs the mining will be required for. We estimate it will take around 1,600 CUYD of fill for every <br />acre mined. The fill quantity includes any topsoil that is available. The final grade will be approximately 2 <br />to 8 feet below the current grade, ( see mining plan maps phases 1, 2, and 3) and will closely match the <br />elevation of the adjacent reclaimed mine area. <br />1) The estimated time of reclamation will runaround 3 days per acre. This will include moving the <br />material into the mined area, compaction of fills= ronovaf 4f the berm along Big Sandy Creek, and <br />grading the area to finish grade. It will take about % day per acre to conduct any straw mulching, <br />fertilization, and seeding . <br />2) The size and location of each reclaimed area again is greatly influenced by the size and scope of <br />the construction projects we are producing material for. However we still anticipate mining the <br />area from the west side heading eastward, and reclaiming the mined area in 5 to 10 acres blocks <br />as we proceed east. <br />3) After the mined deposit is removed, the mining equipment will be removed from the area <br />before the reclamation commences. Normally this will occur 30 to 60 days after mining is <br />complete. The next step will be to use scrapers and dozers to push and carry the fill material <br />from the stripping pile located adjacent to the mined area. While the fill is being transported <br />into the reclamation area, a motorgrader will be grading and compaction of fill that is placed. <br />When the desired fill elevation is reached, the stockpiled topsoil that was removed at the <br />beginning of the mining operation will be placed last, in a lift thickness similar to that what was <br />removed before mining. The depth of the topsoil is not definitely known, The NRCS reports the <br />area does not have soil maps, but it is predicted to be sandy, between 6 inches and 12 inches in <br />depth. After the topsoil has been placed, graded and compacted smooth, we will use a hay <br />processor to blow #raw J <br />p ��r � �f yta�etif I I ieracre onto the graded topsoil which will be <br />crimped in. If we are within the Nov. 1 to May 1 timeframe, we will proceed to seed the grass <br />immediately as the final phase of the restoration process. <br />F: <br />1) The maximum slopes we will leave will be 5:1. The mined area is projected to remain at a slope <br />nearly the same as premining, flat to gently sloping toward Big Sandy Creek. The upland area to <br />the south of the mined area will be graded to have a 5:1 and 10:1 slope with the slope running <br />from south to north toward Big Sandy Creek. The upland area will be ripped and reseeded after <br />fill material has been removed using the same reclamation procedures as that of the mined <br />area. <br />2) The seed mix recommended to use by the USDA NRCS is: <br />