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CORTEZ PIT MONTEZUMA COUNTY <br /> !MINED LAND RECLAMATION PERMIT NO. 76--59 ' <br /> ISSUED JUNE 171, 1977 <br /> a <br /> p <br /> Strip and stockpile any available topsoil at this site. Place <br /> topsoil near north and east boundaries o pit for future use. <br /> The present permit area covers that land which is already <br /> disturbed. The only expansion at this time should be in a downward <br /> direction. <br /> During blasting and material handling, care should be taken to <br /> prevent rock from going over edges of the canyon. Unsuitable material <br /> such as shale should be stockpiled, as all of it must go back into <br /> the pit area. <br /> Blasted rock faces should be stabilized by removing loose rock <br /> and by leaving a bench (about 10, wide) between the succeeding lifts <br /> of excavated rock. Balls should be an approximate 1/2: 1 slope. <br /> RECLAMATION <br /> r <br /> Clean up rock and spoil material that has fallen or been dozed <br /> over cliffs. This material is to be placed back in pit area. <br /> S read any rejected fines over the pit area and hen Dut back <br /> any topsoil that has been stockpiled. <br /> Total loose material on the rock floor should be at least 611. <br /> Have a soils test performed to determine the best type of <br /> fertilizer. Minimum fertilizer should have 50 Lbs. of available <br /> Nitrogen per acre. <br /> Seed topsoiled areas with the following mixture: <br /> PLANT LBS. /ACRE (PURE LIVE SEED) <br /> Western Wheatgrass 3. 5 <br /> Crested Wheatgrass 1.5 <br /> Yellow Sweetclover 1 <br /> Indian Ricegrass 1 <br /> Use these rates if seed is placed with drill . If a drill <br /> cannot be used, broadcast seed at twice the rate shown above and rake <br /> Into ground. <br /> Seed area in late fall (Oct. -Nov. ) . <br /> Fertilize during the following Spring upon germination of the <br /> plants. <br />