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~~~ <br />... ,.. <br />Major Structures in and Adjacent to Permit Area <br />Comments: Numerous buildings and structures related to the mining and <br />milling operation. <br />Topsoil Handling <br />Quantity of topsoil being salvaged <br />Procedures <br />Proper stockpile location <br />Stockpile stabilization <br />Depth of replaced topsoil <br />Stability <br />Comments: It was noted that approximately 600-1000 cubic yards of topsoil <br />were hauled from the open pit area to McNulty Gulch for disposal rather than salvage, <br />upon seeing this, Ron Zuck put an immediate stop to this activity and directed that <br />the topsoil be stockpiled in the nearest topsoil stockpile (which is between McNulty <br />waste rock dump and the topsoil pile being moved). <br />Revegetation <br />Vegetation efforts on schedule <br />Site preparation proper <br />Fertilization needed <br />Suitable species <br />Estimate cover <br />Poisonous or noxious species <br />Weed control needed <br />Livestock -use <br />Wildlife use <br />Reseeding necessary <br />Fencing <br />Comments: Vegetation efforts are on schedual and appear to have a high <br />priority on the overall project. The tailing areas are still in use, hence recla- <br />mation has not started. Slope revegetation has been very successful to date. High <br />altitude and tailings study plots are being well handled, .the re appears to be <br />sufficient study results to consider revising the-seed mix and if necessary the <br />reclamation plan. <br />Problems <br />1) Topsoil found in the open pit area 1) <br />was being disposed of in McNulty Gulch <br />rather than stockpiling. See comments <br />under topsoil hauling. This was a one <br />day violation. <br />Recommendations <br />General site description-Comments: <br />Ron Zuck corrected the problem <br />immediately. Since there was no evidence <br />of prior topsoil disposal other than the <br />morning of July 28, 1981 and the dump <br />trucks were hauling past the topsoil <br />stockpile, the staff feels that this <br />was a communication problem which was <br />corrected and does not warrent board <br />action. Also, Ron stated that the top- <br />soil in question was from an area of <br />haul road construction in the pit area. <br />See Role 3 and the remainder of Role 2. <br />