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within the permit application. Some of the roads which existed prior to mining will be retained <br />to serve the postmining land use. <br />Topsoil will be redistributed on all disturbed areas_ The soils will be tested for nutrient <br />deficiencies, and fertilizers will be applied as needed. <br />Revegetation will be implemented using the seed mixes approved. Seven permanent seed mixes <br />are approved for use in reclamation, and one seed mix has been approved for temporary <br />stabilization during the operational phase. The seven permanent seed mixes will be applied to <br />the following areas: Meadow, Upland (non - USDAFS lands), Mountain Shrub ( USDAFS), Aspen <br />( USDAFS), Irrigated Hayland, Pasture, and Concentrated Shrub Clumps. Mulch will be applied <br />at an approximate rate of 4000 pounds per acre. <br />The USDA - Forest Service provided its own Mountain Shrub and Aspen reclamation seed mixes <br />for disturbed areas on USFS lands. The Division had suggested the addition of three forbs into <br />the seed mixes. However, the Forest Service declined the suggestion. BRL has accepted the <br />Forest Service reclamation seed mixes, with the knowledge that the reclamation success <br />standards will still apply. <br />Hydrologic and subsidence monitoring will occur throughout the operational and reclamation <br />phases of the Bowie No. 2 Mine project. While deleterious hydrologic or subsidence related <br />impacts are not anticipated, the Bowie No. 2 Mine permit application contains mitigation plans <br />to be implemented if negative impacts are detected. <br />Page 23 of 46 <br />