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PHASE TWO RECLAMATION COSTS <br />The phase two area will consist of 30 acres of affected lands (see the Mine Plan Map on page <br />C -5). There will be approximately 20 acres mined in this area. The 10 acres of non - mining lands <br />will consist of area within the buffer region and areas used for roadways, staging areas, etc. <br />Topsoil will be salvaged and stockpiled for all of the phase two area (30 acres). The average <br />topsoil depth is 2 feet, therefore, there will be a total of 96,000 cubic yards topsoil salvaged and <br />stockpiled at the end of mining operations in the phase two areas. <br />When approximately one -third of the pit has been mined, there should be sufficient area to <br />place the overburden into the excavated portions of the pit. Therefore, there will be <br />approximately 22,000 cubic yards of overburden stockpiled by the completion of mining in the <br />phase two areas. There is also a pre- existing stockpile of overburden currently stockpiled at <br />this location. There is approximately 30,000 cubic yards of overburden in this stockpile. Adding <br />this total to the 22,000 cubic yards that will be stripped and stockpile during phase two mining, <br />there will be an overall total of 52,000 cubic yards of topsoil to use in reclamation at the end of <br />mining in the phase two areas. <br />All of the salvaged overburden will be used during reclamation. <br />The entire 30 acres of the phase two area will be topsoiled and seeded. <br />The following are the estimated reclamation costs for the phase two mining operations at <br />the Schlosser Pit I: <br />Overburden Backfill <br />The overburden backfill will be done utilizing a scraper. The average haul distance will be <br />750 feet. There will be a total of 52,000 cubic yards of overburden stockpiled at the end of the <br />mining in the phase two area. <br />L -5 <br />