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Williams Fork Strip Pit <br />Reclamation plans for the Williams Fork Strip Pit are detailed in Exhibit 24, Williams Fork Strip Pit Reclamation <br />Plan. The Williams Fork Strip Pit has been reclaimed, and revegetation success sampling was completed in 2005, <br />which indicated that vegetative reestablishment would generally meet the applicable revegetation success standards. <br />MCM applied in 2013 for Phase 1 and 2 bond release for this area, and will complete final revegetation success <br />sampling to support the final Phase 3 bond release. <br />Miscellaneous Areas <br />Miscellaneous disturbed areas, associated with the Williams Fork Mines will also be reclaimed. These areas include, <br />but are not limited to the No. 5A powder magazine, various rock dust tanks, various light -duty roads, and drainage <br />and sediment control ponds and ditches which cannot be reclaimed until revegetation success has been achieved. <br />All structures and facilities associated with these areas will be removed from the site including all scrap mining <br />material. The areas will be regraded to the approximate original topography. The best available plant growth media <br />will be used to cover the regraded areas to a depth of approximately 6 to 12 inches. The areas will then be planted <br />with a cover crop and subsequently revegetated to the appropriate land use as shown on the Reclamation Plan Map <br />(Map 29). <br />Multi- Service Building <br />Reclamation of the Multi- Service Building and 100,000 gallon water storage tank will involve removing these <br />facilities from their respective sites, salvaging materials, as feasible, and disposing of any associated demolition <br />debris. Grading, topsoiling, and seeding for the areas associated with these structures are discussed under the 5A <br />portal and Red Rock Crusher sites. <br />Roads and Permanent Roads <br />All of the roads, except those identified on Map 29 as permanent postmining roads, will be removed on completion of <br />mining and reclamation activities. Road surfacing materials will be removed, as appropriate, and placed in the solid <br />waste disposal area, the road surface will be ripped and the road area graded to blend with the surrounding terrain, <br />then graded areas will be topsoiled and planted with a cover crop, then seeded with the appropriate seed mixture. <br />The permanent roads will be reduced in width to approximately 20 feet, and the shoulders ripped and seeded. When <br />the roads are narrowed, surfacing materials will be pulled back from the sections to be reclaimed onto the permanent <br />road surface. All permanent roads will have a similar configuration (cross- section and profile) to a designed access <br />road to assure that the roads remain stable and serviceable after the mining and reclamation are completed. <br />TR14 -36 2.05 -31.3 Revised 06/23/14 <br />