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i Both drill sites and trenched azeas will be reclaimed in essentially the same manner after <br />drillhole sealing. Excavations, including both mud pits and trenches will be backfilled. Where <br />mud pits aze necessary, they will be allowed to dry out and will be backfilled with drill cuttings <br />and/or previously excavated material. During backfilling, an effort will be made to replace <br />excavated materials in approximately the same sequence chat they were removed and the <br />material will be compacted as it is replaced, by running the equipment aver the backfilled azea <br />during placement of successive lifts. Following backfilling, disturbance aeeas will be graded to <br />approximately their original configuration and drainage will be reestablished. If the drill site or <br />trenched area was an existing road or other existing disturbance azea, the disturbed <br />configuration will be reestablished if needed for future operations and the area will not be <br />immediately reclaimed. For other exploration disturbance areas, reclamation will be completed <br />by scarifying the regraded surface, redistributing stockpiled topsoil, and reseeding the azea. <br />2.02.6 -General Coal Exploration Compliance Duties <br />OMI will conduct all exploration and related activities in full compliance with applicable <br />regulatory requirements. In order to assure compliance, the supervising geologist or engineer <br />will be familiaz with relevant regulatory performance standazds and will cooperate fully with <br />authorized DMG personnel. The supervisor will also be responsible for prepazation and <br />submittal of required reports, including the certificate of completion, which will be filed per <br />Section 2.02.6(3)(h)(ii), for each exploration program upon completion of trench or drillhole <br />abandonment and reclamation of related disrurbance azeas. <br />2.02.7 -Sale of Coal for Testing Purposes <br />OMI does not anticipate that any coal extracted in conjunction with exploration activities will <br />be sold for testing purposes. <br />2.02.8 -Public Availability of Information <br />Except in such circumstances where OMI determines that disclosure of exploration <br />information may effect the company's competitive rights, exploration information submitted <br />to the DMG under applicable provisions of this settion will be filed with the permit <br />application in the County Clerk and Recorder's Office. This information will be available for <br />public inspection unless OMI requests and the DMG issues a determination of confidentiality. <br />