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NEWMONT <br />GOLDCORP.. <br />1.4.2 Growth Medium Replacement <br />Growth medium generally will be transported from the closest growth medium storage area to the <br />area being reclaimed or, where possible, will come directly from active salvage operations to <br />concurrent reclamation areas. In general, a minimum of six inches of growth medium are intended <br />to be replaced at reclamation sites, which has been used in the financial warranty cost estimates <br />discussed in Exhibit L of this application. The replaced growth medium will be spread using <br />dozers. Growth medium will not be replaced on highwall benches within the mining areas due to <br />accessibility issues. <br />1.4.3 Revegetation <br />After growth medium placement and grading, soil sampling may be performed to assess the <br />potential need for use of additional soil amendments to enhance revegetation efforts. Fertilizer <br />and other appropriate soil amendments will be broadcast on the reclamation areas before, during <br />or after growth medium placement depending on site specific conditions and constraints (e.g., <br />accessibility, moisture content, application rate). <br />Application of the seed mix presented in Table E-1 will be broadcast, drilled, or hydro -seeded <br />onto the placed growth medium. Table E-1 provides a list of preferred species of seeds and a list <br />of alternative species seeds in the event the preferred seed is not commercially available. The <br />application rate of the seed mix will be approximately 25 pounds of pure live seed (PLS) per acre. <br />The seed mix may be further incorporated into the growth medium covered using a rangeland <br />harrow, slope chain, or equivalent equipment, as necessary and feasible. Broadcast or drill <br />seeded areas generally will not be required to be mulched. Hydro -mulch or other surface <br />treatments may be used to facilitate the revegetation efforts in steep or high-profile areas and <br />generally will be applied at a rate of 2,000 pounds per acre of wood fiber hydro -mulch. A <br />combination of broadcasting of the seed mix presented in Table E-1 followed by slope chaining <br />or harrowing and/or hydro-seeding/hydro-mulching were used in the financial warranty <br />calculations presented in Exhibit L of this application. <br />The addition of soil fertilizer has been estimated for financial warranty calculations at a rate of 400 <br />pounds per acre of a blend of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer product. The results <br />from actual soils analyses and observations of the specific reclamation areas will be used to <br />determine the appropriate fertilizer blend and application rates. <br />Evergreen (such as Engelmann spruce and Bristlecone pine) and deciduous species (such as <br />aspen) transplants will be obtained where possible during growth medium salvaging activities. <br />These transplants and containerized woody plant species obtained from the Colorado State <br />Forest Service, and if necessary, commercial sources will be used on areas undergoing <br />Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company <br />Cresson Project Amendment 13 <br />9 <br />Exhibit E <br />