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MINING ACTIVITY IN THE LAST YEAR: <br /> l. Depth of mining- Much of the mining last year involved the removal of some already <br /> exposed sand pockets, but depths did not change. Most of this was to remove some humps <br /> and bumps so reclamation could be done more easily. <br /> 2. Backfilling- Once mining ceased a great deal of backfilling was done simply by <br /> rearranging what was there and hauling a lot of pond cleanings that are intended for <br /> backfilling. In general the clays were used to fill in holes that would be topped with <br /> overburden and finally topsoil. Having a clayey base will help greatly with producing very <br /> strong growth. <br /> A. Depth of backfilling-Backfilling was done to elevate the floor so sloping as required <br /> can be implemented without having to expand boundaries much to obtain fill by <br /> cutting. <br /> B. Material used in backfilling-Both clay(pond cleanings) and sand were used in a <br /> layered fashion. <br /> C. Maximum, minimum, and average slopes-A transit is being used to measure slopes <br /> and especially to lay out the profile of the drainageway down the middle. <br /> D. Deviation from original elevation for new backfllled land- The slopes are coming <br /> out very close to the approximately 5:1 expected. Shaping the land to produce a good <br /> blending of the pit into the surrounding landscape is more important than the actual <br /> depth. The depth is taking care of itself nicely just by producing the required slope <br /> gradients. <br /> 3. Processing facilities-These have been largely disassembled and are being moved out to <br /> other locations or taken to salvage if the equipment is too worn out to be worth repairing. <br /> Some of this equipment has been here since the mid-1980's and parts are hardly even <br /> available anymore. <br /> 4. Access corridors- These are still being used. <br /> 5. New soil and overburden stockpiles- Nothing was added and nothing was removed yet. <br /> RECLAMATION ACTIVITY IN THE LAST YEAR: <br /> 1. Climatic summary of previous year-Please see earlier discussion on the climate. That pretty <br /> well sums it up. <br /> 2. Topsoiling-No topsoiling was done in the last year. But it is coming later this year. <br /> A. Locations of topsoiling- N/A. <br /> Status report for 2019 due July 15, 2019 Page 3 of 5 <br />