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(8) Vegetative piles, if any, will be minimal and shall be removed from the area or utilized in <br />the reclamation of the mine site. <br />3.1.10 Revegetation <br />(1) In the revegetated areas, the reclamation plan has been designed for pasturing cattle with <br />grasses that self- regenerate without continued dependence on irrigation. Fertilization will be <br />as per NRCS recommendations. <br />(2) No forest planting is planned. This is not consistent with the reclamation plan of rangeland. <br />(3) The operators /applicant and landowner choose to have this site reclaimed as rangeland, <br />therefore, all slopes will be 3H: 1V or flatter. Seeding will be accomplished by grassland drill <br />equipment, where feasible, and broadcast in other areas. <br />(4) Since this mine site will reclaimed for cattle grazing, grazing will not begin until the grasses <br />have been established to a point that the landowners, in conjunction with the Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining and Safety, and the local Soil Conservation District /NRCS, determine it <br />is ready. <br />(5) The site will be prepared to provide the best chance of grass being established by doing <br />the following as recommended by the local Soil Conservation office: <br />Seedbed Preparation: The seedbed should be well settled and firm, but friable enough that <br />seed can be drilled at the recommended depth. Soils that have been compacted by traffic or <br />other equipment should be tilled (deep - chiseled or ripped, if necessary) to break up restrictive <br />or compacted layers, and then harrowed and rolled or packed to prepare the required firm <br />seedbed. If the seed is to be broadcast, then the seedbed should be settled and fairly firm, <br />but left rough to catch the seed and allow some coverage by soil when tracked in by heavy <br />equipment or harrowed and packed into the surface. Avoid seedbed preparation when the soil <br />