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Final Configuration of the South End <br /> 1. The south end of the operation,like the north end,presents problems not present on <br /> land in between the two. <br /> 2. Here dissection of the land by erosion has left fingers of overburden that appears to <br /> cover mineable gravels. <br /> 3. The general slope here is considerably steeper than land to the north as it is the edge of <br /> the stream valley to the south. Plus there is a possible Native American burial ground <br /> on the edge of the valley up on a high point that would otherwise become part of the <br /> western pit slope edge. <br /> 4. If in fact that burial ground is confirmed then this area may need to be completely <br /> avoided. <br /> 5. In short, it is not known exactly what will happen in this dissected landscape. The plan <br /> calls for mining and reclaiming the central portion of the eroded land while leaving the <br /> southeast and south west corners. This part will be reclaimed to a very gentle slope that <br /> will have either a controlled outlet or a collection area for water infiltration. If needed, <br /> that will be decided,with Board approval,via a Technical Revision when that time <br /> comes. <br /> 6. However it is also possible no mining will occur on much of the dissected land such as <br /> what was done on the mined and reclaimed land immediately east of this operation. <br /> Effects of Large Silt Pockets in Deposit on Reclamation <br /> 1. The primary effect of the silt pockets to the south of the current mining may be to <br /> reduce the amount of land disturbed and/or mined if the material turns out to be of little <br /> value. <br /> 2. It is possible that part of the material can be mined and then blended with material <br /> elsewhere to produce suitable specification product,but without extensively disturbing <br /> these areas in many locations there is no way to determine that. However, that is a <br /> mining problem and not a reclamation problem. <br /> 3. Irrespective of what happens with respect to mining, the resulting land will be <br /> reclaimed to the same specifications as the rest of the operation. It is just that the final <br /> topography will come out a bit different if significant portions of these pockets are left. <br /> The final land use (grazing)will still be applicable. <br /> Fountain Pit Technical Revision 43 - June 2022 M-1982-155 Reclamation Plan Page 4 of 23 <br />