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NOTICE OF INTENT TO EXPLORE INVOLVING REhIOVAL OF 250 TONS OR LESS OF COAL STOVE CANYON COAL EXPLORATION PLAN AREA PAGE 12 Earth excavated during road and site preparation will be used for reclamation of same. The excavated earth associated with these sites will be stabilized by grading and re- vegetation as required by the Bureau of Land Management and Division of Minerals & Geology. Plant debris, if any, produced during road and site preparation will be stored and used during reclamation, in accordance with §4.06.2(1). Trash, used containers, etc., will be removed from drilling sites on a routine basis and deposited in appropriate off-site receptacles. No other excavated earth or debris disposal activities are anticipated. Locations And Areas of Topsoil Salvage And Storage Topsoil will be removed from new roadways and drill sites in accordance with §4.06 and stored in the respective immediate areas for reclamation purposes. Topsoil removed from roadways and placed above the road cut. Topsoil removed from drill sites will be stored within or immediately adjacent to the site. Volume of topsoil removed will depend on the soil that needs to be or is available to be excavated and stored. Assuming an average topsoil depth of 0.5 feet, 44 cubic yards will be removed and stored for every 100-feet of 24-foot wide new road disturbance, for a total of 4,180 cubic yards for 1.8 miles of new road. Assuming each drill pad is approximately 50 ft wide and 80 ft long, and again assuming 6 inches of removable topsoil, each drill pad will require the removal and storage of 74 cubic yards, or a total of 670 cubic yards. This much topsoil may not be available or necessary to remove at each site because of the rocky conditions of the proposed drill sites. Earthmoving Required For New Roads And Site Specific drill sites and road routes have been selected. If it is assumed that all roadways are on side slopes averaging 20°; roadways are cut 12 ft in width, with half cut and half fill; and the road embankment is cut back on a 1.5:1 slope, excavation of approximately 52 cubic yards per 100 feet of roadway will be required, or a total of 9,600 cubic yards. This creates a project total of 14,450 cubic yards of material (including topsoil) to be redistributed during reclamation. CAM will minimize disturbance due to both road construction and drill site preparation by locating roads and sites in the most subdued topography possible. Seed Mixture For Reclamation CAM will utilize the see mix specified by the BLM.