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Baclcaround and Purpose <br />The objective of this reclamation plan is to return the disturbed area of the Raton <br />Creek Mine site to a productive ecosystem capable of supporting the post-mining <br />land use, which will be livestock grazing. The area will be returned to a plant <br />community consisting of a permanent, diverse vegetative cover consistent with <br />grazing use. Minimizing erosion on the steep slopes proposed for the post-mining <br />configuration is and important consideration. <br />Revegetation Schedule <br />Planting and mulching will be performed after topsoil replacement according to <br />either of following schedules: March 15 -April 30 and October 1 -November 15. <br />During the first spring following planting, the revegetated area will be evaluated <br />for germination success. Reseeding may be performed at this time or at any time <br />until the fifth year of the liability period. Significant reseeding afer the fifth year <br />could restart the liability period. <br />• Initial evaluation of the revegetation success will be conducted in the 3rd year <br />following germination. Monitoring shall include measurements of cover, <br />production, species diversity and woody plant density. <br />A thorough evaluation of the revegetation success will be conducted in the last two <br />(2) years prior to request for final bond release. This data will be used for the <br />bond release application. If successful criteria are not met at that time, evaluations <br />will be conducted every second year until successful revegetation is demonstrated. <br />Plant Species and Amounts to be Seeded <br />The disturbed area to be revegetated at the Raton Creek Mine site lies within a <br />pinon juniper vegetation community. Topsoil that was redistributed was stripped <br />and stockpiled from within this vegetation type, and was homogenous when <br />replaced. Therefore, one seed mixture will be used for the entire disturbed area. <br />Because of the nature of the fmal contours for the area <br />C, <br />J <br />519 <br />Revised: 11 /20/97 <br />Minor Revision #l3 <br />