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J&J COLLECTING PROJECT#1 <br /> HARD ROCK/METAL MINING <br /> LIMITED IMPACT OPERATION (110(1)) <br /> RECLAMATION PERMIT APPLICATION <br /> 6.3.4 EXHIBIT D—RECLAMATION PLAN <br /> 6.3.4 (1)(a) <br /> Partial reclamation will occur at the end of each mining season as is feasible.Annual reclamation will <br /> be done prior to November 301h on those excavated areas deemed not worth expanding. Those areas <br /> will be back-filled with overburded and graded to their original status.At the end of the entire mining <br /> project, all slopes will be contoured and graded to pre-mining status. The disturbed areas will be <br /> broadcasted with 40 Ibs of seed mix per acre as recommended by the Forest Service. None of the well <br /> established timbre in the area will be disturbed at this mining operation. <br /> 6.3.4 (1) (b) <br /> The natural slopes on each of the proposed dig sites do not exceed 3:1. Most of the dig sites and <br /> surrounding land is gently sloped, between 4:1 and 7:1. See Exhibit E 6.3.5 (3) reclamation plan map. <br /> As such, no specific justification is needed for mining the proposed areas at this time. <br /> 6.3.4 (1) (c) <br /> (i) The thickness of plant growth medium to be replaced is 4 to 8 inches maximum based on <br /> recommendations by the U.S.D.A. Forest Service. <br /> (ii) Reclamation will be conducted on excavated areas deemed not worth expanding during the <br /> operation and/or at an annual reclamation prior to November.Additional seeding may take place in <br /> the spring and early summer. These areas will be backfilled to their natural pre-mining slope grade <br /> with overburden and then with plant growth medium and topsoil. The seedbed material will be <br /> loosened manually with a pick, shovel, and rake; the seedbed will be broadcast seeded; no mulch or <br /> fertilizer will be used; at the end of the operation all excavations and dig sites (including previous <br /> disturbances) will be reclaimed. <br /> (iii) Only grass seed will be used for the reclamation. No ford, shrub or tree species will be planted. <br /> The grass seed species or mix that will be used is based on U.S.D.A Forest Service recommendations. <br /> The seeding rate shown below has been adjusted for broadcast seeding. The seeding method will be <br /> broadcast seeding, and will take place at a minimum in late Summer and/or early Fall before snowfall <br /> begins. Seeding rate will be 40 lbs live seed per acre, which is twice the recommended amount given <br /> we are using the method of broadcast seeding. However, the actual live rate amount could change <br /> slightly in a given season depending on the availability of seed and the tested germination rate for a <br /> given season. Each site will be reseeded until adequate growth is achieved. If a site does not show <br /> good growth the following spring it will be reseeded. Progress will be tracked in yearly prospecting <br />