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~4W!~ :+L~ "~': \ - - - o to a inches or ropsou <br />~*;~e~ ,.,., <br />-, , j:, . `~~-~ 0 5 to 8 feet of Overburden <br />,r ~ ` - ,iy 20 to 25 rest or send and gavel <br />resource <br />~ ~ ~i.. ~. <br /><~ <br />Subwrface soil condltlons. <br />The first step of the mining process will be the removal of 0 to 8 inches of topsoil. The topsoil will be removed <br />using scrapers, loaders, dozers and dump trucks and stored In stockpiles near oath of the fdenfifled mining <br />phases and will be used for the constructlon of a permanent seeded visual berm adfacent to the highway. Onto <br />the topso0 has been removed, the overburden removal process will begin As was the case with the topsoil <br />removal, overburden will be excavated using scrapers. loaders. dozers and dump trucks. Overburden will also <br />be stockpiled near the extraction area in separate stockpiles from the topsoil To preventerosion, the stockpiles <br />vnll be seeded within 12 months of establishment with yellow sweet clover at a rate of three pounds of pure live <br />seed per acre. Herbiddes are applied annually to control weed growth on the stockpiles, (See 6fiiblt ~ All of <br />the stockpiled overburden will ultimately be used in the reclamation process. <br />An existing stockpile o! <br />overburden located along the <br />south side of Phase u. The <br />it•~~ stockpile also serves as a <br />U ~ ,,,: visual berm between the <br />m/Wing activities and US <br />~ ~ Highway 6. <br />~: ;a~!F~ <br />~~,n'4::s'„YJ~ <br />The existing 'tivorking mfne face"at the east end of Phase fl. <br />