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~.~1 _'f..-Lw..~R..:,, x .~,. .. ~. ~'+M..~ i ro d mcMs of TWSai <br />-" v - ' !n ! teal a» Overburden <br />v <br />` -:r~~ _ ~ .5 f~Cl W sand and yraval <br />,tii,. <br />.~~~- _ ~• <br />..- ~ DEC 2 22003 <br />_ 1 <br />• u <br />- - - ^wnma el Mum!sl . odfi L.,r!u~ <br />Subsurface soil conditions. <br />The 1!rst step of the m!nmg process will be the removal of 0 to 8 inches of topsoil. The topsoil will be removed <br />using scrapers, loaders and dump trucks and stored m stockpiles near each of the !denM!ed mining phases and <br />will be used for the constructwn of a permanent seeded visual berm adjacent to the highway, Once the topsoil <br />has been removed, the overburden removal process will begin As was the case with the topsoil removal, <br />overburden will t>e excavated using scrapers, loaders, and dump trucks. Overburden will also be stockpiled <br />near the extractpn area m separate stockpiles Irom the topsoil To prevent erosbn, the stockpiles wtll be hydro- <br />seeded wrthm 12 months of establ!shment at a rate of 50 bulk pounds per acre. The seed mix consists of the <br />following: <br />Sheep Fescue 10% Pubescent Wheatgrass 1096 <br />Crested Whealgrass 15% Orchardgrass, Paiute 15% <br />Thicksprce Wheatgrass 20% Winter Wheat 1096 <br />Slender Wheatgrass 20% <br />