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1996 Reclamation Summary <br />Pro'ect Acrea a Reclaimed Current Ownershi <br />Rock Dum Reclamation 14 Private <br />Rock Tunnel Reclamation 7 Private <br />Mines 1 and 2 Reclamation 18 Public <br />Roads E, F, G Reclamation 51 Public /Private <br />S ring Maintenance 0 Public /Private <br />1997 <br />Sprine Maintenance. Roadside ditches and associated culverts were cleaned to pass <br />flows expected during summer thundershowers. Other on site berms and ditches were <br />maintained as necessary. Over-seeding of the Sutey Waste Disposal Area was <br />accomplished. <br />Tree Plantin¢ Project. A volunteer effort to plant a total of approximately 5,000 trees <br />was undertaken on two occasions in 1997. Trees were planted at the Mine 1 bench area, <br />along the upper quarter mile of portion of Road D, and at the Mine 2 loadout area. Trees <br />were also planted at the Mine 4 bench and at the former location of the powder <br />magazines adjacent to Road B. Groups of volunteers from local schools and public <br />interest groups were supervised by DRMS and U. S. Office of Surface Mining (OSM) <br />staff. Two-year-old seedling trees were planted. <br />The Tree Planting Project was completed on public property <br />Mine 4 Reve¢etation. The purpose of this project was to vegetatively stabilize the Mine <br />4 outslopes. In order to do this, the surface of the slopes were mechanically roughened <br />using a drum roller fitted with pyramid shaped steel plates. The roller was anchored to a <br />dozer located on the mine bench, and was suspended on the slopes via a cable attached to <br />the dozer. <br />Following scarification, a Bonded Fiber Matrix containing seed and fertilizer was applied <br />to the slopes from the crest, down slope approximately 100 feet. The lower portions of <br />the slopes were also roughened, and then fertilized, seeded and mulched. Straw mulch <br />and a liquid tackifier were applied to the lower slopes to hold the organic materials in <br />place. Approximately twelve acres of slopes were revegetated during this project. <br />The Mine 4 Revegetation Project was completed on public property. <br />Warehouse Vicinity. The Warehouse Vicinity Project was a combination structural <br />demolition and grading project. The warehouse area, the upper and lower coal stockpile <br />areas and the overland conveyor corridor were all reclaimed as a part of this project. <br />10 <br />