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2.2 Final Use <br /> The total affected area on the site is 319.8 acres,the same as the permit area. Only 115.9 acres <br /> will be disturbed over time by mining activities. When the site is fully reclaimed,the final use of <br /> the affected area will be as listed in Table E-1 and as depicted on Map F-1: <br /> industrial/commercial and surrounding rangeland. <br /> 3. Topsoil and Revegetation Plan <br /> Throughout the reclamation process,topsoil will be replaced to a depth of 0-24 inches(12 inches <br /> on average)on all disturbed areas reclaimed to rangeland. Topsoil available from stripping that is <br /> in excess of that needed for reclamation will be sold. <br /> The seed mix chosen for rangeland revegetation of the site was selected because it will establish <br /> a diverse, effective, and long-lasting vegetative cover that is capable of self-regeneration without <br /> continued dependence on irrigation, soil amendments or fertilizer, and provides equal or better <br /> coverage than the existing vegetation of the surrounding area. Plantings will be limited to grasses <br /> and forbs that are well-suited to the property considering the soils and climate. Table E-3 shows <br /> the revegetation seed mix. <br /> The revegetation plan considers environmental factors such as seasonal patterns of precipitation; <br /> temperature and wind; soil texture and fertility; slope stability; and direction of slope faces to <br /> provide the greatest probability of success with plant establishment and vegetation development. <br /> The following seed mix(Table E-3),proposed for the Mystic Soil will be used to revegetate the <br /> disturbed areas to be reclaimed as rangeland and will be used to reclaim the <br /> industrial/commercial use areas if this use is not approved. The seed mix will also be used for <br /> any stockpile or berm seeding. <br /> Table E-3.Permanent Seed Mix <br /> Species Common Name Live seed %Of Mix PLS per <br /> perpound acre <br /> Elymus triticoides Shoshone Beardless Wildrye -181,100 40 6 <br /> Elymus lanceolatus ssp.Lanceolatus Sodar Streambank Wheatgrass -150,000 40 4.4 <br /> Sporobolus airoides Saltak Alkali Sacaton -2,750,000 20 0.3 <br /> Mystic Soil <br /> E-4 <br /> November2020 Carty ltseukaantlAswrtialrxl'1Id <br />