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9 WEED CONTROL <br /> Appropriate measures will be employed to minimize the occurrence and spread of noxious <br /> weeds. Ouray County Vegetation Management and Weed Control was contacted to create <br /> a Weed Management Plan for the site. This plan includes: <br /> 1) A weed survey of the permit area each spring when snow conditions allow. <br /> 2) If noxious weeds are identified, they will be removed under the guidance of Ouray <br /> County Vegetation staff. <br /> 3) After reclamation, weed surveys and removal will continue until the perennial <br /> cover and production of the site have met State requirements and bond release has <br /> been obtained. <br /> The Ouray County weed control staff will be consulted regarding identified weed <br /> infestation areas and appropriate control measures will be agreed upon prior to their <br /> initiation. The plan does not contemplate total weed removal in reclaimed areas on the <br /> property. Experience shows that some initial weed cover in the first year following <br /> topsoiling is beneficial to the reclamation effort at dry range sites. Weeds tend to provide <br /> shade for new grasses, are a means of holding snow on the seedbed longer and protect it <br /> from wind and water erosion until the planted species have taken hold. <br /> 10 REVEGETATION SUCCESS CRITERIA <br /> The pre-mine site is mostly waste rock dumps and other disturbance from historic mining <br /> activity. Where this is not the case, the pre-mine vegetation is high altitude rangeland. The <br /> post-mine revegetation plan emphasizes the creation of high-altitude rangeland suitable for <br /> wildlife habitat. Revegetation success will be achieved when the vegetation cover levels <br /> are similar to those of the adjacent natural vegetated areas and sufficient to prevent soil <br /> erosion on slopes. <br /> Exhibit E Reclamation Plan E-11 <br /> Amendment 02 <br /> December 2021 <br />