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• -10- • <br />1 <br />' RECLAh1A'fION PLAN ~ <br />for <br />' Plunrlell. F.staCe Gravel Fit C 3~ <br />lie the SE 1/4, Sec. 3, 'f30S, R42W1 <br />' I. Soil Rase l ima Data: <br /> Rana ( r,i.inty ...Sni.1.....snap.pi.iig..un_i,t:..... Q?'.,.....g_r.~.y.c..l..l.and.; is ratr~d poor topsoil <br /> hecau se of gravel. 'Twenty-fiv e percent (25%1 t.o sixty percent 160%) <br />' fines Isilt s and cl.aysl in the profile male th is mapping unit only a <br /> fair source of sand or grtve.l. Suitabi].it.y as road fill mflt.eria.l is <br /> good. <br />' II. Vegetation Rase L.in2 Data: <br /> The.. ra.n.ge....c•.nnd i t. i,.qp.. i nveni,~r.y is based on i;he more product. i ve loamy <br /> plains ranee site of Ure Harv ey-Wiley soils. The dominant grass is <br />' the state grass. Blur Grama. Intensive grazing is causin_e this ranee <br /> site i;o be in fair nnnditi.on. The range rating tr end is calculated as <br /> slowly improving. There i.s a variety of fortis and small shrubs on the <br />' gravel brcalcs site providing erosion r_ontrol now. These plants are <br /> lisi:ed on the ranee inventory sheet i.n this plan. <br />' 7II. Reclamat,inn F'1an: <br />IAl 1?rnsirn.t..r;c,.ntrnl...Dlr.i.r..i...n..g..anCl......aft.e.r..mi,n.i..ng;, Depr•_nrli.ng on the <br />specific. site of Lhr. pit. a diversion may he needed nn t;he upper <br />' side to r~nnvey surface storm runoff from a large block of loamy <br />soil, above t.lre pit. t.n a safe disposal site. Where it, is <br />nns.~; i.ble the .1 .uul R Horizons of the soil. nrofi.le shoo l~l be <br />removed and st.nclcpiled separat.e].y- by Hm•izon fnr• replacement in <br />' i:he borrow area 'in the natural seciuence when mining operations <br />cease. These sCnckni]es should be revegetated to protect the <br />area fr•nm hot.h wind and water erosion duri.ne_ the mining <br />' nner•ations. Sc•ed mix and operati.nns listed in the revegetal.ion <br />nnrCinn of I,his pl:+n should be followed, <br />(Itl T~rn.Snil.i...n_e: As mining is completed the wall should ba s]nperl 2: <br />' IGO%1 nr flal,ter depending on eduinment sr..hrduled to be used <br />drrr•.ing the shaping, ton soil.i.ne, and crass Brit.ling operations. <br />Slopes nP 3:1 or flatter greatly facilitate ectuipment operation <br />and operator snl'ety. The stor_Icpil.ed topsoil and supporting <br />' hU1'1ZOn(s1 should he enough to cover the shaped borrow area <br />walls, eight. Co twelve inr_hes (R" to 12"1 or mere are needed to <br />provide a suitable growth media for i,he revegetation planned. <br />' (!:1 Seed.. m.i..x .:~n~L..Ratc~:: <br />(11 Grass seeding planned form CO-ECS-5 has been completed and <br />is .in the appendix. This form provides technical data on <br />fertilizer, mulching, and grass variety, species, planting <br />' rate and percent of the miz. <br />1 <br />it <br />i~ <br />