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~ shrubs, and possibly Yinon pine trees. The quarried area would <br />' + otherwise be barren hard rock with no, or very little chance <br />for any revegetation. <br />2. The sandstone overburden must be removed to obtain the: marketable <br />limestone and therefore must be disposed of. If not replaced in <br />the disturbed areas it would require the additional disturbance <br />of many acres. <br />e The proposed post mining land uses will be very compatible with similar <br />tertian in the vicinity. The steep barren hogback formations do not <br />have any productive use other than occasional and limited wildlife habitat. <br />This will also match local land use plans and programs which designate <br />the vicinity as open. <br />~ Implementation of this reclamation plan will rehabilitate the affected <br />land closely to the existing conditions of natural vegetation which now <br />1 <br />consists of Mountain mahogony, Bitter brush, Rabbit brush and Indian <br />ricegrass. It is not known whether reseeding of Pinon pine trees will <br />be possible, but are Sncluded in the test plot to determine the feasi- <br />bility of re-establishing the trees. <br />If it is feasible the trees will be included in the reclamation plan <br />which would then bring the rehabilitation back to the condition~a of <br />natural vegetation. Water, air and soil will not be altered by the mining <br />activity. There is no water present in the proposed mining area. The <br />air quality will not be damaged or permanently altered. And th~a soil <br />which consist of rock outcropping will consist of fragmented ro~:k when <br />rehabilitated. <br />• Compliance with Rule 6. <br />