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Refuse and landfill areas and degas well pads are reclaimed contemporaneously. <br />Certain facility areas used during initial mine construction have been reclaimed and a <br />few additional facilities will be reclaimed during the life of the operation if they no longer <br />have operational utility. Most surface area disturbance will not be reclaimed until all <br />mining has ceased. Mine related surface disturbances to be reclaimed at that time <br />include the D/B-Portal area facilities, water storage area, overland conveyors, slot <br />storage area, loadout area, and the alluvial well field/lagoon area at Scullion Gulch. All <br />permitted access roads and the refuse haul road will be reclaimed. All light use roads <br />will be reclaimed, with the exception of pre-existing roads used to access exploration or <br />de-gas drill sites, which BLM designates to be retained for post-mine use. With the <br />exception of the D/B-Portal area sediment pond, all sediment ponds controlling runoff <br />from various surface facilities will be retained until vegetation on reclaimed areas is <br />sufficient to control erosion. The D-Portal pond will be removed at the time of structural <br />demolition and regrading of the facilities area. Alternative sediment control measures <br />will be employed for the reclaimed facility area. <br />Reclamation of all surface disturbances will involve the sealing of all portals, the <br />removal of all surface structures, backfilling to approximate original contour, <br />reestablishment of disturbed drainage patterns, replacement of topsoil on regraded <br />areas and the seeding and mulching of those topsoiled areas. Seeded areas may be <br />fertilized based on evaluation of specific fertility tests of topsoiled areas. <br />Section II -Revisions to the Permit <br />Permit Revisions since Renewal No. 4 (PR-04) <br />Revision Number Description Date Approved <br />PR-05 Expansion of Permit Area July 2005 <br />Minor Revisions since Renewal No. 4 (PR-04) <br />Revision Number Description Date Approved <br />MR-127 Water line replacement August 2004 <br />MR-128 Four Degas Wells May 2005 <br />MR-129 New Rock Dust Hole July 2005 <br />MR-130 Three Degas Boreholes May 2006 <br />MR-131 Expansion of Weed Management Plan July 2006 <br />6 <br />