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<br />EXH1`BIT D - Reclamation Plan <br /> <br />]. Little or no overburden is involved beyond the topsoil <br />r,iaterial. Ne doubt a small quantity of fines will be back- <br />filled along the base of the slopes or on tl~e mine floor prior to <br />redistribution of the topsoil material. <br />2. Sid-= slopes will be graded to 2:1 or flatter in the course <br />of minii.~g. hlany of the surrounding pasture land slopes are <br />much steeper and with good grazing practices, do well. In <br />practice much of the slopes will be much flatter than 2:1 as <br />permitted in Rw.e 6. <br />3. In recognition of the general shortage of topsoil material, <br />especially on the west one-half of the site, we anticipate that <br />a topsoil layer of 4 to 6 inches will be the maximium available. <br />Experie:zce in the area has shown that topsoil material may be <br />encount=red in deep pockets of 3 feet or more, and this source <br />is expected to add to the quantity of available topsoil. IVever- <br />the-less, we have had reasonably good success establishing grass <br />on the thin layer of topsoil material typical of the area. <br />4. It is intended to plant the grass seed late in the fall of <br />any given year, but certainly there is equally good success in <br />planting very late in the winter (by March 1) should that be <br />the time the seedbed is finally ready and climatic conditions <br />suitabl°. <br />5. A grass seed mixture as described below will be planted. <br />Species % of Mix ~kPLS/acre Fertilizer <br />Blue grama 25 0.75 Nitrogen and Phosphate <br />Side Oats grama 25 2.25 will be applied at rates <br />Western Wheatgr. 25 4.00 determined by a soil <br />Sand Dropseed 25 0.13 test just prior to seeding. <br />6. Seeding will be done with a grass drill. <br />7. Clean straw applied at the rate of 2,000 lbs. per acre will <br />be crimped and anchored at least 4 inches deep by a weighted <br />disc plow. <br />8. N.A. (re: ponds, streams etc.) <br />9. N.A. (re: tailings, waste dumps, etc.) <br />10. The operator will agree to a Surity of $5,000. <br />_i{_ <br />