_REVISION - M1977002HR

• Permit No: M1977002HR
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Name: COLO MLRB 110 TO 112 PERMIT CONVERSION APPLICATION
• Type & Sequence: CN1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

• Exhibit Page 14 •
EXHIBIT E - RECLAMATION PLAN
Colorado
MUNROE QUARRY
(M-77-002HR)
Larimer County, CO
Safety & Envrionment Office I Rapid City, SD 57709-0767 1 [phone] FAX [phone]
Reclamation will follow the same concept and schedule as followed since 1977. Since that time, a
total of five acres of disturbed land has been successfully reclaimed and released of a total of
approximately twelve acres mined.
1. Waste materials, including overburden, will be used as fill prior to contouring, placement
of topsoil and seeding. The material will be placed and spread using a scraper or bulldozer.
Contouring will be done with a bulldozer and/or grader to develop drainage patterns similar
to surrounding land and previously existing conditions.
2. Post-reclamation use will be as rangeland, the same use as pre-mining.
3. The top layer, up to four inches in depth, of existing ground surface (the rooting zone
material) will be stripped and handled as topsoil. This material will be stockpiled and
protected for use in reclamation.
4. Further reclamation will begin once all extraction of gypsum and backfilling is completed
in an area of one to two acres. Topsoil (rooting zone material) will be taken from stockpiles
or directly from areas being stripped and placed on the contoured backfill. Topsoil will be
spread using a bulldozer. As necessary, based on Natural Resource Conservation
Service/District guidelines, topsoil will be amended with other soils and/or biosolids to
provide a good seedbed for reclamation.
5. Once placed, soil will be ripped by the bulldozer or plowed to loosen soils in preparation
for seeding. As needed, this material will be disced and/or raked and up to 200 pounds of
fertilizer (30-60-30, solid) will be applied to each acre, as required.
6. Seed mix information is provided in Exhibits I and J. See mix will be spread by
mechanical broadcasting and/or hydroseeding. Planting will be done in spring or fall to
maximize available moisture.
7. As needed, when seed is mechanically broadcast, mulch will be applied at a rate of 3
tons/acre and disk crimped. Mulch will be natural grass hay, straw, or state-approved
compost. When seed is hydroseeded, hydromulching as needed will be done in conjunction
with seeding and a tacifier will be used as needed. Newly seeded areas will be fenced as
necessary to reduce cattle impact on new plants.
8. Vegetative cover will be reviewed annually to determine if additional seeding, soil
amendment or fertilization is needed. The operator will work with the Division of Minerals
and Geology, Fort Collins Conservation District and landowner to determine a suitable level
of vegetative cover, especially of Mountain Mahogany and other browse.
9. No mining structures will remain after mining. Only the existing ranch road will remain
unreclaimed.
Colorado Lien Company 16.10.95
112 Permit Conversion Application: Munroe Quarry CL-MQ-AP-11-D01-0995