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roads on the main mine facility, and to a depth of 24 inches in the Sylvester Gulch Facilities Area. <br />Finally, the area will be revegetated with the permanent seed mix listed in Table 37 and mulched <br />and fertilized in accordance with the Topsoil Preparation and the Methods of Planting sections of <br />this Chapter. <br />Roads will typically be reclaimed in five general steps. First, the road will be closed permanently to <br />vehicular traffic. Second, the asphaltic concrete or other surfacing material will be removed and <br />disposed of according to current regulations. Third, culverts will be removed and any natural <br />drainage courses altered for road construction will be restored to approximate pre -mining condition. <br />Fourth, cut and fill slopes will be reworked. Cut slopes will be reshaped to blend with the natural <br />contour. Fill slopes will be rounded or reduced and shaped as appropriate to conform the site to <br />adjacent terrain and to restore the approximate original natural drainage. Finally, the roadbed's <br />surface will be ripped, plowed or scarified and seeded. <br />The Sylvester Gulch Fan access road was an existing light -use road at the time MCC proposed <br />construction of the Sylvester Gulch Fan. As detailed in the Sylvester Gulch Fan Technical <br />Revision, the road was leased from U.S. Steel for use by MCC. Subsequently, ARCO purchased <br />the surface property containing the road (Map 2). Since the U.S. Forest Service controls property <br />above the Sylvester Gulch Fan, without other access to their property, MCC will leave the road in <br />place after mine reclamation and reclaim the main haul/access road, from Highway 133 to the <br />intersection of the main accessihaul road with the upgraded Sylvester Gulch Facilities Area <br />access/haul road (described below), to a light -use road at the time of final reclamation to maintain <br />the pre-existing access to those lands. Arch Land, Inc., as current owner of the property and road, <br />intends the road remain open to serve the post -mining land use of grazing after the mine is closed. <br />In the Spring of 1997, the Sylvester Gulch Fan access road was upgraded to a haul/access road for <br />access to the ventilation shafts facility. During final reclamation, MCC will also reclaim this <br />haul/access road segment to a light -use road to maintain the pre-existing access to the federal lands <br />south of the mine facilities site. In addition, the Electric Borehole light -use road located along the <br />pre -mine alignment will be retained for the same reason. All other roads within the Sylvester Gulch <br />Facilities Area will be reclaimed to approximate original contour as described above. <br />Diversion and Collection Ditches and Impoundments <br />All diversion and collection ditches and impoundments are temporary, with the exception of the <br />diversion ditch above the Lower Refuse Pile. Topsoil is salvaged prior to construction of these <br />facilities. During use, ditches that are not rip -rapped or otherwise lined, will be seeded using the <br />temporary seed mix shown in Table 39. The slopes of the diversion and collection ditches will be <br />either hydroseeded or broadcast seeded as appropriate. <br />At the end of their useful life, diversion ditches, collection ditches, and impoundments will be <br />refilled and the surface returned to the approximate original contour. Ditch linings will be broken <br />up and buried in place. Topsoil from a stockpile will be spread over the area. Then, the permanent <br />seed mix will be applied and the area fertilized and mulched in accordance with Topsoil <br />Preparation of this Chapter. <br />0 <br />2.05-61 Revised Nov. 1996 PR07; Rev. Jan. 1997 TR79; Rev. Sept, 1997 MR 227;Rev. April 2006 PRIO <br />