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<br />The haul road from Pit 2 to the crushing and stockpiling area <br />was a pre-existing road to the M&T oil well south of the mine area. <br />It is unlikely that this road will be reclaimed. In-pit haul roads <br />will be constantly reclaimed as part of the normal mining and reclama- <br />tion cycle of the pit. <br />Any other haul roads will be reclaimed when they are no longer <br />of use. At that time, surfacing material will be graded to blend <br />with surrounding topography, the roads will be topsoiled with at <br />least 12 inches of topsoil and the area will be seeded and mulched <br />as approved by the regulatory authority. <br />RECLAMATION <br />2.05.4(2)(a) and 4.13 <br />As discussed with Rick Domingue and Jim Pendleton of the CMLR <br />staff of September 3, 1981, Wyoming Fuel Company is proposing a <br />revised reclamation plan with this Addendum. Figure 2A of this <br />Addendum illustrates proposed postmining contours, major overburden <br />movements and stockpile areas. Table 2 of this Addendum lists pro- <br />posed overburden balances by phase at year end. <br />Major changes over the glan initially proposed in our April <br />14, 1981 application are listed below. <br />1. The final cut for Pit No. 2 will be filled from an over- <br />burden stockpile constructed near it (Phase IX). This stockpile <br />will contain approximately 460,000 cy by the time the final phase <br />is mined. <br />2. No overburden from the existing stockpile (F°hasa XI) will <br />be used in Pit No. 2. <br />3. Approximately 210,000 cy of the existing stockpile will be <br />left as an excess fill area to be graded to the contours shown on <br />Figure 2A. <br />4. Approximately 508,000 cy of Pit No. 2 box cut overburden <br />will be bakchauled to fill Phase V of Pit No. 1. <br />5. The existing overburden stockpile (Phase VI) will be re- <br />moved as quickly as possible at the rate of approximately 200,000 cy <br />per year to ultimately fill Phase IV to the contours shown on <br />Figure 2A. <br />The Pit No. 1 area should be reclaimed by 1985 to the contours <br />shown. The overburden stockpile located in the Pit 1 area currently <br />contains approximately 1,260,000 cy of overburden, has side slopes <br />of 70% (7V to lOH) and has a maximum height of 95 feet above original <br />ground level. To attain the final reclamation contours, approxi- <br />mately 1,050„000 cy of overburden will be removed from the stockpile <br />and backfilled into Pit 1. <br />-9- <br />