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NOTICE OF INTENT TO EXPLORE <br />INVOLVING REMOVAL OF 250 TONS OR LESS OF COAL <br />SPRUCE STOMP COAL EXPLORATION PLAN AREA <br />PAGE 18 <br />• Earthmoving Required For New Roads and Sites <br />Specific drill sites and road routes have been selected. If it is assumed that all roadways <br />are on side slopes averaging 20°; roadways are cut 12 ft in width, with half cut and half <br />fill; and the road embankment is cut back on a 1.5:1 slope, excavation of approximately <br />52 cubic yards per 100 feet of roadway will be required, or a total of 2,700 cubic yards. <br />BRL does not expect that anywhere near this volume will have to be excavated to <br />construct the proposed roads. Assuming that subdued terrain is identified for each drill <br />site with side slopes averaging 10% and all excavation is half cut and half fill, with side <br />slopes cut back on 1.5:1, a total excavation of 120 cubic yards (after adjustment for <br />topsoil salvage) would be required for each site, producing a total for all sites of 1,300 <br />cubic yards. This creates a project total of 11,800 cubic yards of material (including <br />topsoil) to be redistributed during reclamation. BRL will minimize disturbance due to <br />both road construction and drill site preparation by locating roads and sites in the most <br />subdued topography possible. <br />Seed Mixture For Reclamation <br />BRL proposes the following seed mixtures required by the USDA -Forest Service for the <br />Spruce Stomp Coal Exploration Plan. A table describing these seed mixtures follows: <br />I • <br />r~ <br />