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<br />(i) Based upon our estimate that completion of the entire pit will be 2010, <br />reclamation will occur soon after. <br />(ii) The entire site will be reclaimed at the end of the mining effort. <br />(iii) The reclamation sequence will be as described in section ~ below. <br />f) The reclamation schedule will be: <br />(i) Final grading for all back slopes of 3:1. <br />(ii) Following final shaping, the mined area will be worked for a seedbed <br />and seeded to a cover crop of sorghum-type forage. The cover crop will be planted no <br />later than July. <br />A grass mixture of 1 pound PLS per acre of blue grass, 5.5 pounds of PLS per <br />acre of western wheatgrass, and 1 pound PLS of side oats grams will then be seeded. <br />Grass seeding will occur between the November 1 and May 1. Seeding will not be done <br />when the ground is frozen. The seedbed will be firm, moist, and clean of weeds. <br />(iii) Soils tests will be taken prior to seeding of the cover crop. Based <br />upon results of the soils, fertilizer maybe applied. <br />(iv) Revegetation will include the grass mixture as proposed. <br />(v) Topsoil replacement will be at depths of approximately 5 - 6 inches. <br />