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cmcCONTINENTAL MATERIALS CORPORATION <br /> Overview of Reclamation Plan <br /> The post-mining land use for the Pikeview Quarry will be wildlife habitat, as authorized in previous <br /> permit amendments. The surrounding land uses remain National Forest to the west and <br /> residential to the east. CMC has reassessed the reclamation plan as part of its review of the <br /> staged approach to reclamation and developed an approach that is better suited for the site. The <br /> reclamation and mining plan that is part of this application was developed to reduce the volume <br /> of the excess material required to stabilize and reclaim the Pikeview Quarry. <br /> Topsoil will be stripped and initially stockpiled, prior to reclamation construction. Both on-site and <br /> imported topsoil will be utilized for surface reclamation. Imported materials will be temporarily <br /> stockpiled at the elevation of the shop bench prior to placement in the backfill slope to allow proper <br /> placement of the material by personnel familiar with the site requirements. The areas that will be <br /> topsoiled will be underlain by a minus nine-inch sub-base material produced from the fine-grained <br /> granitic materials, any available surplus limestone fines, and imported soil. Disturbed areas will <br /> be revegetated using trees, shrubs, and grasses. <br /> Reclamation Quantities and Phasing <br /> The Applicant will apply the salvaged topsoil available on site and the imported topsoil from the <br /> public on disturbed areas as the backfilled slope reaches the design topography. Importing soil <br /> from offsite will continue throughout reclamation activities, and the material will be placed on the <br /> backfilled slope as it is received. Grading the upper highwall slopes and the lower borrow areas <br /> will commence shortly after permit approval, and these materials will provide the initial buttress of <br /> the landslide. As construction in each area is completed, it will be covered with topsoil and seeded. <br /> This concurrent grading and reclamation will allow vegetation to be established throughout much <br /> of the site prior to the end of the project. <br /> A minimum of six inches of topsoil will be placed on the fill slope. Where shot rock is present, a <br /> sub-base material made of surplus granite and limestone materials will be placed over the rock <br /> prior to topsoil redistribution. This minus nine-inch sub-base will create a good transition material <br /> from shot rock to topsoil, increasing the stability of the surface layers of the slopes. The shot rock <br /> will be "run of mine" material and will be a mixture of fine-grained to boulder sized material. The <br /> fines included in the shot rock will fill the void spaces. Additionally, compaction of the shot rock <br /> during placement and placement and compaction of the subgrade will fill any remaining void <br /> spaces. Ideally, tree planting and grass seeding will occur in conjunction with, and closely behind, <br /> grading of the final reclaimed slopes. <br /> Pikeview Quarry Amendment 4 <br /> E-2 <br />