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2.05.4(2)(e) <br />2.05.4(2)(e) Revegetation Plan <br />(i) Schedule of Revegetation <br />The schedule of revegetation for the majority of the disturbed areas is not <br />possible to predict. When the mine is no longer an economically viable <br />operation, it will be reclaimed and revegetated. The time frame for the <br />revegetation could vary from as little as five years to more than fifty years. <br />Exploration holes and associated roads will be reclaimed approximately one <br />year after data acquisition. Road and drill pad reclamation may be delayed <br />further if there are future plans to use the road or drill pads. Methane drainage <br />wells and associated roads will be reclaimed approximately two years after the <br />drainage wells are no longer serving their intended purpose. Road and drill <br />pad reclamation may be delayed further if access to the drill pads for <br />monitoring is advisable and if there are future plans to use the road or drill <br />pads. <br />Topsoil stockpiles, cut slopes and other disturbed surfaces associated with the <br />mine construction will be revegetated during the first available planting season <br />typically September 1st to November 15th. <br />(ii) Seed Mix <br />The revegetation objective for the disturbed area is to achieve a diverse, self- <br />sustaining cover of the grasses, forbs, and shrubs that will become a <br />productive and stable vegetative community. The number of shrubs replaced <br />per acre will be considerably less than the density of shrubs present on the <br />proposed disturbed area. Since the intent of the revegetation plan is to <br />establish a rangeland and wildlife land use that is equal to or better than the <br />existing conditions, fewer shrubs will be replaced so as to balance the grass <br />forage production against the shrub cover needs of wildlife. <br />The grass forage needs of wildlife in the permit and surrounding area is an <br />important concern. The surrounding area is dominated by oak brush and <br />Juniper trees. Very little area is open grassland, though small meadow <br />enclosures within a mixed shrub matrix can be found as a natural part of the <br />landscape at higher altitudes north of the disturbed area. The primary mine <br />disturbance is about 6,000 feet long in a north -south direction and will ranges <br />from a few hundred to 8,000 feet wide. The reclamation of the mine will add <br />200 acres of grass dominated forage to the overall area which should improve <br />the wildlife habitat. <br />TR -101 2.05-68 06/15 <br />