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Waste rods pile reclamation will utilize ten-acing and/or slope reduction to <br />facllitate site revegetation processes. Such slope reduction techniques <br />fadlitate run-on/run-off control and are effective in mitigating erosion <br />potential. <br />Since the terraces are anticipated to be relatively small dozer cuts, <br />terracing is not spec~cally depicted on Figure E-2B. However, each <br />terrace will be constructed in a manner that provides a minor reverse <br />slope gradient toward a diversion ditch (v-ditch) along the rear portion of <br />the terrace bench. The diversion ditches will be utilized to impede and <br />convey surfiaal flow off the surface of the waste rods pile in a manner that <br />ensures face or outslope erosion potential is mitigated. To augment this, <br />each terrace will also have a small berth constructed along its crest <br />length. Mount Royale Ventures, LLC anticpates constructing one to two <br />terraces in the face of each waste rods pile feature (to include the Cash <br />Mine, Who Do Mine, and Mt. Royale Mine waste rods piles), dependent <br />upon final build-out configuration and subsequent recontouring. <br />Mount Royale Ventures, LLC will conduct pre-closure revegetation tests <br />at one or more test plots to be located at either the Cash Mine waste rock <br />area or the Mount Royale No. 1 Adft waste rods area. It is anticlpated that <br />the location and initial date of establishment of the test plot(s) will be <br />determined in consultation with MLRD staff once final waste rods dump <br />configurations are established and steady-state mine operations are <br />achieved (thus allowing ident~tation of areas not subject to further <br />operational disturbance). The test plot(s) will be constructed to observe <br />site adaptability for a variety of native tree and shrub species, and to <br />determine proper soil conditions necessary for promoting vegetation <br />growth. A representative list of the native tree and shrub species to be <br />planted in the test plot is provided below. Final selection of the post- <br />mining vegetation that will be planted will be made on the basis of test <br />plot observations (e.g., disease susceptibility and/or mortality) and <br />localized site-speck factors (e.g., soil chemistry, directional orientation, <br />moisture retention, etc.). <br />Trees: Shrubs: <br />Lodgepole Pine Common Juniper <br />Limber Pine Kinnikinnick <br />Ponderosa Pine Myrtle Blueberry <br />Engelmann Spruce Native Rose <br />Blue Spruce Bitterbrush <br />At the time of final site reclamation, revegetation will be carried out such <br />that 3- to 6-feet height trees will be row-planted on each terrace. In <br />addition, terraces will receive shrubs, randomly located amongst the tree <br />plantings. Large boulders and deadfall timber will be introduced randomly <br />along terraces and on slopes to create both seedling catchment areas <br />and wildlife habitat. <br />Exhibit D -Reclamation Plan 3 <br />