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disconformably over fine-gained sedimentary units. The underlying bedrock is Mancos shale. The <br />bedrock slope is basically flat. <br />4. Soil Salvase <br />Topsoil will be stripped and stockpiled for use in reclamation. The depth of the surface soil <br />suitable for use in reclamation, and corresponding depth to be stripped, depends on location on site <br />but generally ranges from about four to 12 inches (weighted average of about seven inches). <br />Map C-2 included in the appendix illustrates the anticipated locations of topsoil stockpiles. <br />All stockpiling will occur neaz the perimeter of the affected area. As a stabilization measure, soil <br />stockpiled for longer than one year will be seeded with a perennial sod-forming grass such as <br />western wheatgrass. Additional information regazding the site's soil resources is provided in <br />Exhibit I -Soils information. <br />Ground water occurs at a relatively shallow depth and the majority of the affected azea will <br />become open water. Sufficient topsoil will be salvaged for reclamation purposes but excess soil <br />will be sold. <br />5. Mining Plan <br />It is planned that operations will begin on the northeast side of the site and work towazd the <br />south and west. It is anticipated that Bound water will be encountered at a depth of about three to <br />four feet below the ground surface. Therefore, the pit will need to be dewatered during mining. In <br />order to minimize the impacts to the Bound water table and the adjacent cottonwoods, mining will <br />be limited to a period of eight to twelve weeks per year between the months of November and <br />Mazch. During this time, water from the pit will be pumped into the Sunrise ditch, an augmentation <br />pond, and a small settling pond, thereby providing rechazge water for the existing cottonwoods. <br />Water from the settling pond will then flow into a ditch which runs east to the river. After mining <br />North R-34 Pit 4/07 <br />