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NEWMONT <br /> GOLDCORR <br /> Areas that have been compacted through traffic or placement of structures and identified for <br /> reclamation will be ripped before and/or after grading to loosen the soil and facilitate revegetation. <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. CC&V has accounted for topography (i.e., three-dimensional measurements) in its <br /> closure estimate. If the mine is developed to full build out described in this amendment there will <br /> be approximately 4,460 disturbed acres.Growth medium will not be replaced on highwall benches <br /> within the mining areas due to accessibility issues. Growth medium will be placed on accessible <br /> haul roads and pit floors. <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. All seeded areas will <br /> be mulched either with straw mulch or wood fiber mulch depending on application method. Hydro- <br /> mulch or other surface treatments may be used to facilitate the revegetation efforts in steep or <br /> high-profile areas and generally will be applied at a rate of 2,000 pounds per acre of wood fiber <br /> hydro-mulch. A combination of broadcasting of the seed mix presented in Table E-1 followed by <br /> slope chaining or harrowing and/or hydro-seeding/hydro-mulching were used in the financial <br /> warranty 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 /> Cripple Creek&Victor Gold Mining Company Exhibit E <br /> Cresson Project Amendment 13 <br /> 3 <br />