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The remaining 4 feet will be stripped and 50% will be salvaged and stockpiled <br />and the other 50% will be placed back into the excavation during stripping when <br />adequate room has been created from mining. Therefore, there will be <br />approximately 3,200 cubic yards of overburden salvaged and stockpiled per -acre <br />during these operations. The overburden will be stockpiled along the permit <br />boundaries. <br />The overburden material will be backfilled using a scraper. The average haul will <br />be approximately 750 feet to the designated storage areas. <br />(ii) Grading: Once the overburden has been backfilled into the excavated portions <br />of the pit, the area will be graded using a dozer and /or a motor grader. The <br />final pit slopes will be established during the grading <br />i <br />The overburden material will be graded in an even and uniform distribution <br />throughout the reclaimed area. All salvaged overburden material will be <br />used for the reclamation. <br />(iii) Topsoil Redistribution: The salvaged topsoil will be redistributed utilizing a <br />scraper. The topsoil will be placed in an even and uniform fashion throughout <br />all of the disturbed areas. The finished depth of the topsoil will depend upon <br />i <br />the amount of compaction during the redistribution. It would be expected that <br />the topsoil depth prior to seeding would be, at least 2 feet in depth. The topsoil <br />redistribution will be done immediately prior to seeding. <br />(iv) Seeding: Immediately after the topsoil has been redistributed throughout the <br />Reclaim area, seeding will proceed. The seeding will be done using a grass drill. <br />The following is the seed mixture and rate of seeding: <br />E -4 <br />