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