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b) Please.specify if the mining activities in Areas 1 and 2 intend on mining through the <br /> berm between the adjacent site, the Spring Creek Pit, Permit No. M-1994-097 or if the <br /> earthen berm will be maintained between the two sites. If the berm will be removed <br /> please identify what method will be used to delineate the two sites. <br /> Mining in Area 2 will eventually mine through to the adjacent Spring Creek Pit. Upon approval <br /> of this amendment, Oldcastle SW Group, dba United Companies, Inc.,the operator of the Spring <br /> Creek Pit, will submit a technical revision for the removal of their portion of the dividing berm <br /> between the two operations. The net result will be a consistent grade between the two properties, <br /> which will provide for better land use and reclamation on them both. <br /> A new portion of fence will be installed once the berm is removed. This will delineate the <br /> property line. <br /> c) According to the maps provided it appears that an intermittent drainage will make it <br /> difficult to haul material from Area 2 to Area 1 for processing while staying inside the <br /> permit boundaries. Please clarify if the haul route will remain within the permit <br /> boundary. If the haul route will leave the permit boundaries and travel through the <br /> Spring Creek Pit,please provide a written, signed access agreement that will allow <br /> access for hauling activities. <br /> An existing gravel road on the property connects Area 1 and 2 together and will be the haul route <br /> for the operator. This gravel road has been in place for many years, and it is the primary traversal <br /> route for the landowner between Areas 1 and 2. It has been added to Maps C-1, C-2, and Map F- <br /> 1, which are attached. <br /> 2. Exhibit E—Reclamation Plan <br /> In addition to providing the acreages ol'each of the Mining areas and a total disturbed acreage, <br /> please outline the total acreage that will be revegetated with each.seed mix. Please also identify <br /> in the active reclamation area at any given time, what is the average acreage that will be <br /> .seeded with each seed mix. <br /> The total disturbed area is 115.7 acres. The acreage of each mining area is listed in Table 1 <br /> above. The area of each post mine land use, and thus each seeding area is listed in Table 2. The <br /> amount of area will be seeded in each area varies, as the proportion of flat pit floor to sideslopes <br /> varies as mining progresses. Table 3 lists roughly how much of each Area is rangeland and how <br /> much is planned to be irrigated pasture. It should be noted that these areas are not precise, and <br /> may change if mining does not go as deep, as this would lead to shorter slopes. <br /> Table 2—Post Mine Land Uses <br /> Post Mine Land Use Area(acres) <br /> Irrigated Pasture 84.1 <br /> Rangeland 31.6 <br /> Total 115.7 <br /> Appelhanz 2 <br />