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based on cover which will keep soil lose, due to rill and sheet erosion, to less than 4 tone per acre per year based on the application of the Universal Soil Loss fiquation. These standards call for a 52ir effective cover on Range sites A and B and 43.6 t effective cover on Range site C. The litter component included must be natural. The production standards are based on the lower confidence limit of the historic production means on each range site, utilizing data from 1979-1985. The standards are as follows: gms/mZ lbe/acre Range site A 62.39 556.14 Range site B 42.49 378.76 Range site C 47.46 423.06 The diversity of the revegetated area shall be considered acceptable if there are at least as many perennial herbaceous species on the revegetated area which contribute a two year average of 5~ or more of the total relative cover as there are in the corresponding reference area. Noxious or undesirable epeciea will not be included. No species can contribute more than SOg relative cover unless future baseline data indicates that this number should be higher under some circumstances. The applicant will reestablish mature shrub clumps in addition to including various native shrubs in their Range Bite A and B seed mixes. The shrub density standard on Range sites A and B will be a minimum of 400 live stems per acre. Within the shrub clumps the density will be 3,764 live stems per 1.6 acre clump. There will be no shrub density standard for Range site C. The Division proposes to approve of these techniques. (4.15.7(1)). The Division proposes to approve of the reference areas which the applicant has selected based on the requirements of Rule 4.15.7(3). The Division finds that a density standard higher or lower than 90~ of the density of the approved reference area is appropriate. (4.15.8 {7)). XII. Post-mining Land Use The post-mining land use is discussed under Section 4.2 of Vol. IV of the permit application. Cropland, rangeland and wildlife habitat are the currently approved post-mining land uses. Recreational uses such as picnicking and hiking during the summer months ae well ae cross- country skiing and snow mobiling during the winter months would be compatible with the reclamation and the surrounding areas. Industrial use of the facilities area is possible but currently these facilities are not approved as permanent. The Division is proposing to approve the alternative post-mining land uses of recreation (mine wide) and industrial development of the facilities area only. The land-use meets the criteria of Rule 4.16.3. XIII. Protection of Fish. Wildlife and Related Environmental values Section 4.6 of vol. Iv of the permit application discusses the protection of fish, wildlife and related environmental values. Page 19