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ExNlsrr E <br />RECLAMATION Puw (CONT) <br />iu1®mm AYnxL 1002 <br />When the vegetation begins to grow, the faces will blend with the <br />surrounding area and the road cut will appear to be a natural <br />canyon. Planting trees on the steps will breakup or hide the <br />vertical rock faces as the area is reclaimed. To accomplish <br />this, the operator will begin to remove material from the mine <br />side of the road cut and work south along the proposed route. <br />Initially only grading will take place to create a road from <br />the existing mine floor to US Hwy 6. No rock excavation will be <br />done at this time. Only loose material placed in this area under <br />the approved plan will be removed. <br />In the beginning the grade into the mine will be fairly <br />steep but passable by over-the-road-trucks. As construction <br />progresses and the road is lowered to stay with the mine floor, <br />the side slopes will begin to be created and the waste rock will <br />be removed to the mine area where it will be processed. As the <br />excavation continues slopes will be resoiled and planted with <br />native grasses, shrubs and trees during each phase of lowering <br />the road. This will assure that reclamation can be done. If the <br />entire cut were left to last it would be nearly impossible to <br />return to the upper part of the slope for resoiling. But by <br />reclaiming as we go the road acts as a bench from which work can <br />be done fairly easily. It also assures that if this can not be <br />done a change can be made to lessen the slope before it pro- <br />gresses too far. <br />20 <br />