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Mined Land Reclamation Board <br /> August 10, 1981 <br /> Page 8 <br /> completed. At the present time the affected lands are near the <br /> maximum disturbance that can exist at any one time. The dis- <br /> turbed areas , the acreage already covered by reclamation , and <br /> the reclamation remaining to be done is shown in the table <br /> below. This table is the basis for the revised reclamation cost <br /> estimate which follows . <br /> Reclaimed or Requires <br /> Excavation Reclaimable Simple Bank Slope Requires <br /> Area Disturbed At No Cost Grading Grading Revegetation <br /> 1 13. 10 10 . 35 -- 1 .03 2. 75 <br /> 2 19.82 14.47 -- 1 . 30 5 . 35 <br /> 3 18. 20 14 .60 -- 1 . 29 3 .60 <br /> 4 6 . 75 5. 40 -- .55 1 . 35 <br /> 5 8. 23 -- -- -- 8 . 23 <br /> Plant Site 8 . 73 8.73 -- -- -- <br /> Road 5. 72 -- 5. 72 -- -- <br /> Total Acres 80 . 55 53 . 55 5. 72 4 . 17 21 . 28 <br /> Estimated reclamation costs are based on the following pricing: <br /> Cost Acre <br /> Grass seed mix, 10 lbs . @ $1 .49/lb . 14 .90 <br /> Fertilizer (assumed; actual will depend on soil <br /> analysis) , nitrogen-phosphate (18-46-0) <br /> @ $9. 60/100 lbs . 9 .60 <br /> Grading and shaping, 4 hrs /acre @ $60/hr . 240.00 <br /> Discing to loosen soil , 2 hrs/acre @ $80/hr. 160 .00 <br /> Resoiling and smoothing seedbeds, 8 hrs/acre @ $45/hr. 360.00 <br /> Road grading, 2 hrs/acre @ $45/hr. 90 .00 <br /> Seed drilling and fertilizing, 1 .5 hrs/acre @ $50/hr. 75 .00 <br /> Labor, 16 man-hours/acre @ $6 .50/hr . 104 . 00 <br />