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NORTH STAR PIT 112 RECLAMATION PERMIT APPLICATION <br />e) A plan or schedule indicating how and when reclamation will be implemented. <br />Include: <br />1) An estimate of the periods of time which will be required for the various stages <br />or phases of reclamation. <br />Reclamation of the site will be completed within approximately one year after mining is <br />complete, but no longer than 5 years. Please note that the schedule is an estimate <br />based on current market conditions. The timing may vary depending upon the <br />demand for construction material, which may impact the life of the mining operation. <br />2) A description of. <br />a. Final grading —maximum anticipated slope gradient or expected ranges <br />thereof, <br />The maximum anticipated slope gradient will be 4:1. <br />3) Seeding — types, mixtures, quantities and time of application; <br />The operator will seed during the appropriate season to ensure adequate moisture for <br />germination and implement weed controls to allow the grasses to successfully <br />establish. <br />Native Sandy Grassland Seed Mix <br />Common Name <br />Scientific Name <br />% of Mix <br />PLS /Acre <br />Yellow Indiangrass <br />Sorghastrum nutans <br />20 <br />3.00 <br />Little Bluestem <br />Schizachyruim <br />scopariun <br />10 <br />1.05 <br />Indian Ricegrass <br />Achnatherum <br />hymenoides <br />5 <br />1.80 <br />Sideoats Grama <br />Bouteloua curtipendula <br />10 <br />1.35 <br />Sand Lovegrass <br />Eragrostis trichodes <br />10 <br />.30 <br />Prairie Sandreed <br />Calamovilfa longifolia <br />20 <br />2.10 <br />Switchgrass <br />Panicum virgatum <br />20 <br />1.20 <br />Sand Bluestem <br />Andropogon hallii <br />5 <br />0.60 <br />Species and /or % may change depending on availability. <br />Seeding rate: 11.40 PLS # /acre drilled, 22.8 PLS #.acre broadcast seeded, <br />45.0 PUacre smaller areas. <br />a. Fertilization — types, mixtures, quantities, and time of application; <br />It is not anticipated that any fertilizer will be necessary. If it is, the type and <br />application rate of fertilizer shall be determined based on a soil test at the time <br />of final reclamation. <br />North Star Pit 112 Reclamation Permit 7 1 P a g e <br />