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The pit floor will be reclaimed by spreading available overburden and topsoil at a thickness dependent <br /> on available material, but generally is projected to be a minimum of 2 feet of overburden and topsoil in <br /> a layer of 0-3 inches. The pit floor will ripped, disced,then be planted with the next viable crop and <br /> irrigated. Agricultural fertilizers and herbicides will be applied depending on the crop type chosen post- <br /> mining. <br /> When sufficient areas of the pit have been mined and established for operations, remaining areas of the <br /> pit floor not needed for operations will be reclaimed into farmground, commonly known as "reclaim as <br /> you go". No more than 40 acres total disturbance will exist and any given time. As the operation <br /> progresses through the proposed 30 years, parts of the previous phase may be left as a processing area <br /> until additional mining produces sufficient flat spaces for processing. Farmers may use agricultural <br /> levels of fertilizer and herbicide to establish crops, depending on the crop type and desired levels of <br /> yield. <br /> 2 .- <br />