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<br />• <br />SUMMARY <br />GOLDEN EAGLE MINE <br /> <br />This section addresses outstanding stipulations and permit conditions for the Golden <br />Eagle Mine. The outstanding stipulations and conditions deal with future reclamation <br />activities. Information is supplied in regard to topsoil planning and redistribution, <br />methods to evaluate revegetation success, revegetation monitoring and road reclamation. <br />As with the New Elk Mine, WFC is of the opinion Section 4.15.10 applies to all lands <br />except those disturbed by WFC since acquisition of the property in December, 1983 or -~ <br />disturbance created by the previous operator after 1977. To WFC's knowledge, the <br />existing waste pile and sediment control structures are the only surface disturbances <br />which would fall under this category. Further disturbances anticipated by WFC which <br />would fall under this category include light-use road construction, mine water discharge <br />containment cells 002A and 002B and proposed waste pile expansion. <br />• Topsoil Planning <br />The present surface disturbance at the Golden Eagle Mine is approximately 38 acres, <br />Figure 1. Two (2) acres have been covered with active waste. WFC proposes to expand <br />this pile by approximately four (4) acres. A reported 8000 yd3 (5 acre-feet) of topsoil and <br />subsoil was salvaged during 1981. This soil was salvaged from the active waste area. <br />WFC proposes to utilize all of this salvage material to reclaim active and future waste <br />material. <br />The remaining areas shown on Figure 1 will be reclaimed with in-place material. <br />Soil samples were taken to a depth of 18 inches to evaluate the suitability of this material <br />for revegetation. Providing the results are favorable, WFC will loosen in-place material <br />by ripping and preparing the seedbed using standard reclamation practices. <br />• -8- <br />