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<br />An exhaustive review of the files of Energy Fuels <br />Corporation reveal that no additio~ial requirements other <br />than those described above were imposed at the time the <br />original permit was granted. <br />No site specific background data was taken on this site <br />prior to disturbance. IJOwever, subsequent soils and vesetation <br />surveys conductccl by the Soil Co~tservation Service in <br />connection with later permit applications indicate that the <br />area under questidn was described as I3uc]:ley Silty Clay loam <br />Series occiil~ying a Deep Clay Loam range site. No speci'ic <br />comparisons can be made concerning conditions prior to <br />mining and those present follocaing reclamation since the <br />edaphic regime has been totally rearranged, bait certain <br />general comparisons can be made. The prime vegetal character- <br />istics on this site in their natural state are approximate <br />ground cover and total annual production. <br />Reclamation Procedures <br />Mining commenced in September of 1972 with 2 scrapers <br />and crawler tractors. Prior to any mining, the topsoil ::as <br />removed from the mine area using this equipment. Coal Baas <br />uncovered by stripping away the overburden with cracaler <br />tractors and spoil material from new cuts ::s pushed do•„-n- <br />hill and stockpiled just uphill from the ~~psoil. <br />1. Spoil Replacement and Grading <br />Following the removal of coal from the pits, the <br />rock overburden was pushed uphill with crawler tractors into <br />the empty pit. Several feet of clay were then pushed u: hill <br />to cover the rock material. This spoil material was grayed <br />to a uniform topography by use of the same crawler tractors <br />'prior to application of the topsoil. The final topography <br />was fashioned into an undulating grade that blended in •.:ell <br />with the adjacent and undisturbed areas to the south arc <br />west. Slopes on the recor.toured area are similar to those <br />• of the surrounding landscape, resulting in the approximate <br />original contour. <br />S9hen the spoils were releveled during the winter <br />of 1973-74, special care was given to assure that an adequate <br />• and gentle slope was created to lessen runoff and increase <br />on-site moisture infiltration. No impoundments were created <br />on this area. <br />