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5.0 Subsoil Quality <br />All the topsoils that will be redistributed on the Morgan Property have been thoroughly analyzed <br />via the sampling of the stockpiles. The data from the sampling of the stockpiles in Attachment <br />2.06.6-1 <br />6.0 Revegetation Plans <br />This revegetation plan details the methods and materials required to successfully restore prime <br />farmland to equal or better production than prior to mining activities. This plan will be applied <br />over the 90.96 (87 Morgan + 3.96 WFC) acres of prime farmland disturbed within the permit <br />area The plan is designed to restore crop production as quickly as possible, however success will <br />be determined based on crop yields for the preceding three years prior to bond release. Although <br />soil testing will be conducted, these results will be used to predict crop responses; only crop <br />yield will be utilized to determine reclamation success. <br />All of the Prime Farmlands within the permit area will be reclaimed to the post mine land use <br />of Irrigated Cropland Section 2.05.4(2)(e) contains the revegetation plans for all post mine land <br />uses, with Irrigated Cropland discussed in subsection 5.0. The plans discussed below are <br />additional steps that only apply to prime farmland. <br />6.1 Prime Farmland Reveutation Success Criteria <br />Two areas of irrigated cropland will be established within the New Horizon permit area. One is <br />the Morgan Property, and the other is a small portion of the WFC property adjacent to Pond 013. <br />These IC areas include all of the Prime Farmland within the New Horizon Mine permit. <br />6. 1.1 Reference Area Comparison <br />The New Horizon 2 Mine will use a reference area within the current Morgan Property for <br />determining successful revegetation of Irrigated Cropland areas. The reference area is discussed <br />in detail in subsection 5.5 of Section 2.05.4(2)(e). The Prime Farmland revegetation success <br />standard is based on achieving 100% of the reference area production (within the statistical <br />confidence interval) on a three year adjusted average (Rule 4.25.5(3)(c)). Both prime farmland <br />and non -prime farmland areas of Irrigated Cropland will be measured according to the sampling <br />and statistical analysis methods described in Section 2.05.4(2)(e) subsection 5.5.4. <br />The reference area will be studied each year that any Irrigated Cropland post mine area is studied <br />for bond release. <br />January 2016 (TR -70) 2.06.6-3 <br />