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a ATTACOme.vr A <br />f__1201 <br />The post- mining land use will be rangeland. Adjacent land use is rangeland. <br />Reclamation Process: <br />After topsoil /overburden is removed and stockpiled using a scraper, mining will <br />begin. Reclamation will be concurrent with mining in that perimeter excavation will <br />maintain slopes approac ing san s one escarpments an slopes excavating <br />depressions. This will eliminate the neea to backTjfl vertical slopes with reject 5TEF <br />aggregate processing. Fines and over ur en will a used to level the pit flooF <br />Finished grades wiffblend with surrounding topography. <br />Twelve inches of surface material or a 50% mix of fines and surface material will be <br />redistributed over the affected area. Due to the Travesilla outcroppings, a maximum <br />of 145,200 ft2 of surface will require reclamation per phase. This will require <br />between 24,200 yd3and 48,400 yd' of surface material to be stockpiled per phase. <br />Excess fines will be compacted and seeded as wildlife berms. <br />All surfaces will be sloped to 3:1 grade or greater. <br />Topsoil Preservation: <br />Throughout the mining area, salvageable surface material will be stripped with a <br />scraper and stockpiled. If a stockpile's life expectancy is greater than three year, it <br />will be seeded with the reclamation seed mix. Slopes on the stockpiles will be 2:1 <br />and seeded by broadcasting. <br />Regrading and Shaping: <br />Prior to surface material replacement, a scraper, loader or blade will smooth the <br />affected area and reshape the perimeter slopes. Slopes will be 3:1 or greater. <br />Topsoil Replacement: <br />Surface material, either reserves or 50% mix, will be redistributed over the affected <br />area with a scraper to a depth of 12 inches. Due to the loose, gravelly nature of the <br />surface material, compacting may be necessary. <br />Revegetation: <br />All areas disturbed by mining activity will be broadcast seed with the seed mix below. <br />Nitrate fertilizer will be applied at 150 pounds per acre. The Fremont Soil <br />Conservation District submitted the seed mix August 7, 1999 after inspecting the <br />location. DOW was contacted also for reclamation recommendations. <br />