PERMFILE66457

• Permit No: M2002049
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 4/1/2002
• Doc Name: Permit Application
• From: Rio Blanco County
• To: DMG
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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RECLAMATION PLAN
The reclamation of the affected land will be re-vegetated to restore the entire amount of
affected land to rangeland. The post mining land is consistent with adjacent land. Side
slopes will be no greater than 3:1 and the floor of the mined area will be at a slope of no
less the one percent. Compacted areas will be ripped during reclamation and all
overburden, excess pit fines, and pit waste material will be placed in a course directly
above the previously mined areas. Topsoil that was stockpiled, will be spread evenly
over the re-contoured site to a depth of 6 inches or more. The site will then be tilled and
firmed to prepare a suitable seed bed. Seeding will be done in accordance with the
recommendation of the Bureau of Land Management. Re-contouring, furrowing, ripping
and seeding will be done progressively in conjunction with the excavation of the material.
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Overburden, pit fines and pit waste material will be placed atop the pit floor and
sides evenly and contoured to accept the stockpiled topsoil.
Side slopes will be no greater than 3:1 and the floor of the mined azea wilt be at a
slope of no less than one percent.
(i) Topsoil which was stockpiled, will be spread evenly over the re-wntoured
site to a depth of 6 inches or more.
(ii) The site will be tilled and firmed to prepare a suitable seed bed. Seeding
of the site will be done in the late fall (September 1st or later) prior to the
soil freezing. No fertilizer will be applied.
(iii) The following grass species will be used to re-seed the site. This rate is
based on pounds of pure live seed per acre.
SPECIE VARIETY POUNDS PLS/ACRE
Western wheatgrass Rosanna 2
Bluebunch wheatgrass Secar 2
Thickspike wheatgrass Critana 2
Indian ricegrass Nezpaz 1
Fourwing saltbush Wytana 1
Utah sweetvetch 1
Total Pounds PLS/Acre 9