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Vegetation information <br /> There is little or no native vegetation left on the mine so the <br /> attached vegetation report does not represent an accurate de- <br /> scription for the site specific conditions . We have added <br /> information from on site observations and will use the seeding <br /> recommendations prepared in 1977 for the original permit . There <br /> is little beneficial vegetation on the mine area and that is only <br /> along the perimeter of the mine where it has not been disturbed <br /> by past industrial activities . <br /> The Soils Map shows the areas discussed in the following text . <br /> The mine has been mostly disturbed by mining or industrial <br /> activities in the past . On the western 17 . 36 acres is an old <br /> Concrete Batching area that has little or not soil or native <br /> vegetation on it . Since most of the Plant Site area will remain <br /> unmined and industrial area or lake when mining ends, we will <br /> have only a limited amount of reclamation required on the north <br /> side of the mining area . For this reason, we will use the <br /> vegetation background information in the NRCS data for comparison <br /> when establishing reclamation success where needed. Because of <br /> the soil limitation we estimate that the revegetated area will be <br /> capable of producing from 200 to 400 lbs per acre or have a <br /> ground cover from 25 to 400 . The Mined Land Reclamation Board <br /> approved the seed mix shown in EXHIBIT E-RECLAMATION PLAN was prepared by <br /> the SCS in 1977 for use around the lake area and has been suc- <br /> cessfully used on the south shore of the old lake . <br /> 56 <br />