2002-04-11_REVISION - M1977132 (3)

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When the mine has extracted all material from the final strip in the new lease area (Strip 9), final rec- • lamation will begin. Once all portable structures are removed, soil and overburden replacement will begin for the original Berry pit area as well as Strips 11 and 12 of the new lease area. For the original disturbance of the Berry Pit of 29.8 acres, reclamation will be performed by spreading the mixed top- soil/overburden from Stockpiles A and B throughout the area. As demonstrated in the mining plan, these piles contain approximately 48,238 cubic yards. This will result in an average thickness of 1.0 feet for the reclamation. For the new lease area, Strips 1 through 11 will have been restored with the overburden and topsoil from the adjacent strip lower in number sequence. Strip 12 will be reclaimed by first placing over- burden from the original lease area to a depth of 1.0 feet and then topsoiling from Stockpile C, which had stored the soil from Strip 1.The approximate replacement thickness in Strip 12 is12-18 inches. The final reclamation task is to regrade the sediment pond. The sediment pond area is approximately 0.9 acres and contains 7500 cubic yards. This area will be reclaimed by dozer regrading within a short distance of the work azeas. Topsoil will be respread on the bench area on the south perimeter • which is the area where the soil was originally obtained. Prior to any replacement of topsoil, the subsoil/overburden will be ripped to a depth of 12 inches if the material has compaction levels that could inhibit root growth. If any compaction of topsoil oc- curs during the placement process, it will also be ripped or harrowed to its replacement depth. Once final topsoil placement has been achieved, the site will be seeded and mulched according to the recommendations of the local NRCS. See report in Appendix D. Berry Pit 3/02 15