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Topsoil is limited in the permitted area, and occurs in irregular pockets; many <br />areas of the permit contain no topsoil. Whenever it can be salvaged from an <br />area to be disturbed, topsoil will either be placed directly on an area that is ready <br />for reclamation, or stockpiled for future reclamation. Topsoil storage will be in <br />areas that will not be disturbed by mining activity. <br />Topsoil stockpiles will have side slopes of 2H:1 V or gentler to reduce erosion. <br />Topsoil that will be in stockpile longer than a year will be seeded with one of the <br />species in the reclamation seed mix. If needed, stockpiles will have sediment <br />control fences or wattles around them, to contain eroded soil. Stockpiles and all <br />areas within the permit will be monitored for noxious weeds, which will be treated <br />as needed. <br />There is a BLM road crossing the southern end of the permit area, which <br />provides access to the South mining area of the permit. The BLM road will <br />remain as a permanent feature. The operator's onsite road provides access to <br />the North area, and will continue to be used until mining and reclamation are <br />completed there. Development and access to new mining areas within the <br />expanded permit area may necessitate some new onsite roadways, but these will <br />be reclaimed at the conclusion of mining. During all phases of the mining <br />operation, all roads will be maintained and drainage from the roads will be <br />controlled, as required under the BLM lease. <br />Granite outcrops will be removed down to the elevation of the surrounding land. <br />The resulting quarry floors will be level. As much as possible, impoundment of <br />water in the quarry floors will be avoided during mining and reclamation. If the <br />site is fully mined, the quarry areas will expand until they adjoin, and they may be <br />reclaimed as one mining area. <br />The same types of mining equipment as described in the original permit <br />application will be used. <br />Please see the attached revised mining map and reclamation maps, in Exhibit E <br />