Laserfiche WebLink
<br /> <br />RECLAMATION OPERATIONS <br />In accordance with the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Act of <br />June 1976, 116(1)(a)2.91 Annual Reports, the following information <br />is submitted: <br />NOTE: Please refer to color coded map FM-1, provided <br />for use with this report. <br />1. Location and number of acres affected during the time period <br />August 1979 to August 1980. <br />a. Approximately 37 acres were directly or indirectly <br />affected by surface disturbances during the first year <br />of operations at The Fruita Mines. Some of these surface <br />disturbed areas have been seeded or will be in the near <br />future. <br />2. Locations and number of acres reclaimed during the first year <br />of operations at The Fruita Mines. <br />a. Approximately 1.28 acres have been hydroseeded in the past <br />,year. These areas consist of a portion of the topsoil stock- <br />pile and a portion of the embankment of Sediment Pone #2. <br />3. Location and number of acres in various stages of reclamation. <br />a. Due to limited working space and the projected size of <br />this operation, most all of the surface disturbed areas <br />at The Fruita Mines will remain disturbed for the life of <br />the mine(s). <br />Three areas of approximately 2.36 acres have dirt work <br />completed and are ready for seeding. One of these areas <br />is the yard area of the abandoned Farmers Mine. The <br />second area is the northern portion of the topsoil stockpile <br />and the third area is a portion of a road no longer needed. <br />All of these areas are located within The Fruita Mines <br />permit boundary. These areas are planned to be seeded and/ <br />or hydro-mulched in the late fall in order to obtain maximum <br />use of winter and spring moisture. <br />4. Species of vegetation planted, locations and approximate dates <br />of planting and/or hydroseeding. <br />a. Since all construction related reclamation that has been <br />completed or will be completed in the near future will be <br />re-disturbed to comply with the final Reclamation Plan ` <br />(except for the abandoned Farmers Mine), a temporary seed <br />mix will be used on areas where re-disturbance will occur. <br />-1- <br />