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- ~ • <br />TUTTLE APPLEGATE, INC. <br />Consultants for Land and Resource Development <br />Mr. Dan Hernandez <br />Mined Land Reclamation Division <br />October 16, 1990 <br />Page 2 <br />4. Looking at the Reclamation Plan, we estimate about 25 acres <br />available for cattle grazing in the final land use. Most of <br />this ground is undisturbed land, which is now very poor <br />pastureland. We estimate the maximum number of cattle which <br />could be grazed on this property is 20. Cattle could not be <br />grazed all season long because not enough weight of palatable <br />forage is produced. <br />We believe that several times <br />bring about 20 head of cattle <br />this light grazing, we do not <br />top of the pit or cattle <br />necessary. There simply will <br />these slopes. <br />a year the property owner could <br />onto the property. Because of <br />believe that fences around the <br />ramps down to the water are <br />not be enough cattle to impact <br />5. We do disagree over the bond amount. The main area of <br />difference is in the Major Disturbance category. Our Table of <br />Disturbance in Exhibit D indicates that 5 acres will be <br />actively mined at any one time. This 5 acres will actually be <br />water surface into which the dragline or backhoe is digging. <br />Therefore, this water surface does not need to be reclaimed. <br />Your acreages throughout the Major Disturbance category <br />indicate 12 acres which need topsoil distribution and <br />planting. Therefore, our Exhibit L contains 5 less acres than <br />your calculation. <br />Secondly, your overburden redistribution involves half of the <br />total overburden generated by the site. Our plan cannot store <br />that many cubic yards of overburden. Our stockpile area can <br />store 30,000 cubic yards. Our Exhibit L has 9,680 cubic yards <br />for replacement over the stripped area. <br />Therefore, we have an additional 20,320 cubic yards of <br />overburden to either redistribute on the site or dump in the <br />lake. Any amount of overburden in excess of ~30,000~cubic <br />yards will either have to be removed from the site or dumped <br />into the lake. <br />In our Moderate Disturbance we are fairly close. We note the <br />$6,000 difference. We have included two plant sites because <br />our point in time for reclamation is the transition between <br />Phase I and II. We will agree with your figure. <br />