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<br />• For the approximately 3.W acres of the permit area which has <br />previously been disturbed by mining activities, the quantity and quality <br />of cut material (soil and overburden) is Beverly limited. No top soil <br />has been saved; no storage of top soil exist on the mine bench. The <br />bench ~.tself is unsuitable i'or soil stockpiling oecause of the limited <br />acreage (all available space is now utilized for coal stockpiling and <br />sux•face facilities) and poor drainage t'ux• soh soils. btcx;kj~il~d soils <br />must be free 1'ran possible coutaminatiou v:it;~ sta;kpiled coal and be <br />lucatud so as W eliiaiuate erosion of the stared sods. <br />It would be best to reirove the upslupe soils fur baclcgrading <br />and filling on the disturbed mine bench at the time these soils are <br />neu~ied for reclanr~tion work. l:eclamation of the permit area would <br />co+imence at the end of the life oY the mine. <br />• hfap C-6 shows the upslope and plateau areas (of the mine plan <br />area) that would provide the needed soil for revegetation in the permit <br />ax•ea. The depth and amounts of soil are listed on the map. Total <br />estimated tonnage required for backfilling and grading of the permit <br />area is 4,500 tons. Uf this, 2,WU tons of soil would be renoved from <br />the plateau areas indicated by h9ap C-6. The ranaining tonnage would be <br />Exam the poorer soils on the mire bench itself. }3ackfilling and grading <br />of the perniit area will be limited to the 2:1 slopes and less; see hlap C- <br />7. 'rhe highwalls, 1.5:1 slopes, will not he backfilled or cut back. <br />1'he highwalls are stable and addition cut and fill vrork would only <br />increase the environmental disturbances. <br />• - lU - <br />