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• As time goes on, revegetation work will be monitored and inspected by both <br />Company and regulatory personnel. If at any time problems become apparent, <br />seed mixtures and other revegetation practices will be modified as deemed <br />appropriate. <br />Declamation of disturbed areas will begin as soon as practicable after <br />mining operations. In the case of the larger surface mined pits, the grading <br />and topsoiling operations will be conducted incrementally as the mining front <br />Reclamation of disturbed areas will begin as soon as practicable <br />after mining operations. In the case of the larger surface mined pits, <br />the grading and topsoiling operations will be conducted incrementally as <br />the mining front progresses. This is shown in the reclamation timetable <br />included elsewhere in this section. <br />Topsoil prepared areas will be seeded in the spring to oats or milo <br />(sorghum). Milo is a warm season annual which has been sown in the area as <br />• late as the end of June and still produces a good cover by fall. Herbicide <br />may or may not be used. Topsoiled areas not ready for seeding by early July <br />will not be seeded to a nurse crop, An early mulch cover may be applied to <br />such areas if necessary, but in general the situation will be avoided en- <br />tirely if at all possible. The permanent seed mix will be sown in the fall, <br />usually after September 15 and fertilizer applied. Where a nurse crop was <br />employed, the permanent seed mix will be directly interseeded. These areas <br />may be mulched depending on the cover of stubble remaining after seeding. <br />Areas seeded without benefit of a nurse crop will be properly mulched as <br />described in the reclamation plan and elsewhere in this section. <br />The following summer a second fertilizer can be applied as a top dressing. <br />Fertilizer rates for this application will be determined on the basis of soil <br />tests made at that time and will also consider soil moisture and the overall <br />size and vigor of the initial stands. Mowing is a valuable treatment for <br />controlling weeds, promoting tillering, and reducing shade competition be- <br />tween the faster and slower growing species. Decisions regarding mowing <br />• and light grazing during the first three growing seasons will ultimately <br />have to be made on a season-by-season basis at the time by a competent agro- <br />nomist, range scientist, or reclamation specialist. <br />12/87 IV-13a <br />