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<br />• <br />• <br /> <br />• <br />• <br />• <br />• <br />• <br />• <br />native grasses over the tailings embankment, and a meadow of grasses and <br />scattered trees and shrubs on the flat surface of the former tailings pond. <br />The re ve station part of the reclamation plan for the tailin s im undm <br />area wi over a pen o se upars and will involve four <br />ee baser. These four p s~been planned to coinci a wi <br />physical stabilization and consolidation of the mill tailings, which will depend <br />upon the rate of tailings deposition. The fi phase 'll bP rPnr_~rP.i am,,_d <br />field tests; the she oaf-phi, "' ~~ *~spn estabiiehins a cover of etab• <br />The re vegetation of'the tailings dam embankment will commence during the <br />first year after tailiuge deposition has finally ended. Inasmuch as the starter -~ ~-~ <br />dike is similar in composition and feature to portions of the mine dumps, the ~ ~ <br />same re vegetation methods will be used to reclaim this a f the tailin s ~~ <br />~i1 'Ilces ancLehrube will be planted ' speci y treated and improved ao <br />that w transported to the ai etw an es rang ng m eight ._a :.9 ~ <br />onto 6 feet will meted every 15 feet along the starter dike's southeast- -f-v~'''-"'•~ ~ <br />ern face. Approximately 40 shrubs will be planted between the trees. The ~ ~~ <br />indigenous tree and shrub species that will be planted on the etartQr dike will <br />be selected from the same list of species that will be used to deternune the <br />veb..tation for transplanting onto the reclaimed mine dumps. Native species, <br />either collected from the area or purchased from a nursery, wall be tsane- p~ <br />planted at the reclamation site. / ~` ~ <br />~y' s <br />In order to insure the establishment of along-lasting vegetative cover on the ~ <br />reclaimed starter-dike, a wood fiber mulch and appropriate fertilizers and soil'-~ "'`'"`~Q, <br />supplements will also here <br />The re ve etatio the taili a slopes above the starter dike will <br />o gin within the fu•st year after th~g ..on of tailm~n has ended. <br />Ground. preparation will be started ri m th nao ll tailin~e~ ~ i , .~-.,_r~ <br />Ifdat~ed3~n 7 <br />bhp *°~-_~JiYus liming agent will <br />additional ripping, which will reduce <br />vugh contour tillage. After <br />bankment will be covered <br />sterile mill tailings. <br />topsoil by raking ai <br />at a rate <br />to 4 <br />agent will be <br />help to control erosion <br />aides of the tailings <br />be <br />and 500 pounds per acre <br />into the <br />• <br />