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4. Reclamation Timetable <br />Before mining in the final area (South Pit Area 5) is complete, the entirety of the North Pit, and <br />South Pit Slopes from Areas 1, 2 ,3 and 4 will be reclaimed. The northern portion of the Staging <br />Area will be reclaimed earlier in the pit life. Also both valley fills and the storm water channels <br />will be inplace. The remaining azea to be reclaimed at the end of the mine life will be 47.98 acres <br />of flat irrigated pasture and 1.04 acres of dry rangeland slope. The ditches will remain for the <br />landowners use either to reduce erosion along the slopes or to provide irrigation water. The isola- <br />tion berm along the downhill slope will be removed once satisfactory reclamation growth has oc- <br />curred. <br />Final Reclamation Timetable <br />Task <br /># Description Time Needed <br />months <br />1 Remove Facilities 0.5 <br />2 Blend (50% TS, 50% F) and Move <br />Topsoil for Mining Areas 1.0 <br />3 Blend (25% TS; 75% F) and Move <br />Topsoil for Staging Area 1.0 <br />4 Spread Blend over both Areas LS <br />5 Regrade isolation berm 0.2 <br />6 Reseed, mulch and fertilize all top- <br />soiled azeas. 0.7 <br /> Totals 4.9 <br />6. Post-Reclamation Site Drainage <br />The site will drain in a similar manner as in the pre-mining scenario. The major difference is the <br />storm water channels and the filled drainages. Water will flow along the top of the filled <br />drainages in the storm water channels before flowing into the natural drainage. The flow drill only <br />Cugnini 12/03 23 <br />