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6.4.5 Exhibit E -Reclamation Plan <br />Table 6.4.5-3 -Slope Grading Summary <br />Minin Cell Volume d <br />Cell 1 203,000 <br />Cell2 73,000 <br />Cell 0 72,000 <br />Cell6 70,000 <br />Topsoil Replacement <br />Topsoil replacement will begin following slope grading. Topsoil will have been <br />segregated during stripping. Topsoil will be replaced to a minimum depth of 0.5 <br />ft. A total of 80,667 yd3 will be replaced over approximately 100 acres, It will not <br />be compacted and will be disked prior to seeding. <br />The haul road will be ripped, graded, and topsoiled in preparation for <br />revegetation. <br />Seeding and Fertilizing <br />Currently, shortgrass prairie is the dominant plant species. At present, the area is <br />grazed all year around. Cover in the pasture is sparse all year as a result of the <br />continuous grazing of cattle. <br />The proposed seeding areas are shown in Exhibit F -Reclamation Plan Map. <br />The recommended seeding method is by drill and seeding rates assume this <br />method. The species composition of the seed mixture recommended for <br />reclamation is shown in Table 6.4.5-4 below. <br />Table 6.4.5-4 Recommended Seed Mixture <br />Species (Variety) Rate -pure live Native/ W/C <br /> seed (PLS) Introduced Season <br /> Ibs/ac <br />Thickspike wheatgrass 8.0 to 10.0 Native Cool <br />(Critana) <br />Sideoats grams (Vaughn) 5.0 to 7.0 Native Warm <br />Switchgrass (Nebraska-28) 4.0 to 6.0 Native Warm <br />Alfalfa (Nomad) 3.0 to 5.0 Introduced NA <br />TOTAL 20.0 to 28.0 <br />Based on this seed mixture, an application rate of approximately 20.0 to 28.0 Ibs <br />PLS/ac will be used. Topsoil should be disked prior to seeding. It is <br />recommended that fertilizer be utilized for reclamation. A standard application of <br />fertilizer will be used and applied at a rate of 250 Ibs/ac as shown in Table 6.4.5- <br />5. <br />Turnpike Mining Resource M-2004-AM-1 <br />Regular 112 application <br />