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(c) A description of how the Reclamation Plan will be implemented to meet each applicable requirement of Section 3.1, Reclamation Performance Standards follows: 3.1.1 Establishing Post-Mining Use (1) The Operator/Applicant, in consultation with the Landowners, has decided to reclaim the affected area to rangeland as described in this Reclamation Plan. (2) The results of this application, of which this is a part, and all of the decisions formulated into it, constitute what the applicant believes is an appropriate and workable Reclamation Plan. 3.1.2 Reclaiming Substituted Land. Reclaiming substitute land is not a consideration of this operation. The applicant does not have any land that fits into this category. 3.1.3 Time Limit and Phased Reclamation The operator/applicant agrees that all reclamation shall be carried to completion with all reasonable diligence. 3.1.4 Public Use The Operator/Applicant and Landowners do not propose the use of this land by the public. Mining will be done by an MSHA approved contractor and the public will not be allowed on site without a company representative. Part 46 of MSHA will be followed on this site. 3.1.5 Reclamation Measures - Material handling (1) Grading shall be carried on so as to create a final topography appropriate to the final land use selected in the Reclamation Plan. (2) Unsold processed material and/or reject material may be used as backfill. All backfill material will be compacted in place to insure stability. No toxic or acid-forming materials will be on site nor will any be delivered to this mine site. (3) All grading shall be done in a manner to control erosion and siltation of affected lands. Best Management practices of mining will be used to protect areas outside the affected land from slides and other damage. No highwalls are planned at this open pit mine.