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7 | P a g e below the existing grade, capped, and backfilled. Any disturbance made from this activity shall be replaced with new seed per techniques listed below. The vegetation covering the upper portion of Area 6 has predominantly shrubs with areas of grass and a few trees. Given the location of this area and the current vegetation cover, no additional surface reclamation beyond repairing disturbed areas while completing portal closures, building removals, and monitoring pin removals will be necessary. This results in a total area of 3.13 acres of revegetation between the upper and lower portions of Area 6. The existing highwall located in the upper portion of Area 6 currently has rock scaling and bolting and has been there for nearly 50 years. Given the lack of activity and stabilization of rock over the years, no additional rock scaling or bolting is required. The highwall will also remain post-reclamation. Given this area has been stable with no visible signs of erosion, sluffing, or rock falls, any work completed to disturb this ground could cause instability and further disturbance. Although the highwall is nearly vertical, existing adjacent topography is as steep as 1.4:1, and to blend with existing topography would be very difficult to construct and maintain while the ground becomes stable over the years. Vegetation would be difficult to plant and mainta in without erosion or washing seeding efforts to the bottom of the slope. The post-mine land use for this area will be Industrial/Rangeland. The helicopter pad will remain for emergencies which falls under Industrial and the remaining portion of the pad will remain as-is and left for rangeland. Area 6A: This area is located at the top of the existing high wall directly above the main Mine Bench. This area consists of an alternate access road for the operator. Although this road is not under routine maintenance, it is intended to remain as-is for the purpose of secondary access. If the current main access road is ever compromised from debris, crashes, rockslides, or weather, this road can easily be the designated route for access to pads and infrastructure which is crucial to maintain. This is also crucial for any emergency access where the main road gets blocked and needs to be rerouted. This results in no revegetation efforts for this area. The post-mine land use for this area will be Industrial/Rangeland. This area will be designated as an emergency access alternate which falls under Industrial. If the road is not used, it will remain as Rangeland. Area 7: Area 7 is a small area located west and south of Middle Fork Reservoir as well as just south of the reservoir directly below the dam. The west area is will require reseeding efforts resulting in 0.75 acres of hand broadcast seeding. There are currently weeds present and shall be mitigated following the Weed Management Plan outlined below and treatments will be completed three times a year; spring, summer, and fall. This should be done concurrently with reseeding efforts. The south area below the dam is