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Logan Wash Mine TR No. 4 <br />Depending on fall weather conditions, terrace construction and transplanting on the Upper Dump <br />may be delayed unti12004. <br />Current Status <br />The installation ofhand-excavated pockets and seeding of the pockets was completed on the <br />Upper Dump during the summer of 2003. Seedling planting is approximately 10 % complete. <br />2.3 Research Mine Waste-Rock Slope (Area 4) <br />The waste-rock dump associated with the Reseazch Mine is shown as Area 4 in Exhibit F <br />(Attachment A). The initial Plan anticipated an area of disturbance of 5 acres, which included <br />the dump slope and the dump bench. The existing disturbed surface is approximately 3.5 acres <br />of mine dump slope and 0.8 acres of mine bench. Reclamation of the mine bench area is <br />discussed in Section 3.0, below. <br />Proposed Reclamation <br />OOSI proposes to reclaim the Research Mine dump slope using the same techniques described <br />for the Lower Dump slope in Section 2.1. <br />Where feasible, hand-excavated terraces will be installed on the dump slope. Terraces will be <br />installed where the waste rock material has a sufficient component of fine soil-like material to <br />support vegetation growth. The terraces will be constructed in groups so as to form vegetated <br />island areas. Terrace seeding of species shown in Table 1 and transplanting of plants shown in <br />Table 2 will be implemented on the dump slope similar to procedures discussed for the Lower <br />Dump. <br />Depending on fall weather conditions, terrace construction and transplanting on the Upper Dump <br />may be delayed unti12004. Reclamation of the Research Mine dump slope and bench will <br />involve approval from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as this surface is BLM <br />property. The BLM may require that the outslope below the Research Mine Portal be pulled <br />back or otherwise modified. OOSI will notify DMG of any significant changes to the proposed <br />reclamation method that may be required by the BLM. <br />Current Status <br />No reclamation has been conducted on the Research Mine Waste-Rock Slope. <br />Western Water & Land, Inc. 4 <br />