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<br />Reclamation Requirements for Gold Hill Mill <br />May 29, 1996 <br />Page 2 <br />to be planted (see item 6 below). A small graveled parking lot may be <br />left in a portion of this area. <br />6. The White Cloud Dump to be reclaimed similarly to the ore storage <br />yard. A total of 26 tree seedlings and 11 shrub seedlings are to be <br />planted in the ore storage yard and the White Cloud Dump locations. <br />7. The topsoil and slash pile at the southwest corner of the tailing <br />pond is to be reclaimed as follows: slash to be scattered to create <br />wildlife shelter, or put to some other beneficial use; topsoil to be used <br />to reclaim disturbed areas on dam outslope or elsewhere. If mine waste <br />is exposed in the topsoil stockpile area, it will be reclaimed as <br />described in item 5 above, otherwise, the topsoil stockpile will be seeded <br />to grass, and 4 tree seedlings and 2 shrub seedlings planted. <br />8. Disturbed areas around the mill building, including the area below <br />(southeast) the building need to be revegetated to a cover and density <br />that will satisfy the Performance Standards of Rule 3.1.10. <br />9. Miscellaneous reclamation tasks: <br />a) Grout decant lines. <br />b) Complete 1 year of quarterly ground water monitoring following <br />the completion of reclamation, then abandon wells in accordance with <br />Rule 5.4. <br />c) Remove and properly dispose of the Left Hand Creek pipeline, <br />the Hazel-A pipelines, the tailing impoundment fence, and all trash <br />at the site. <br />d) Grade and stabilize all roads within the permit area that are <br />going to remain in the post-reclamation landscape. Stabilization <br />may include installation of water bars, roadside ditches, and <br />culverts, as needed. <br />e) Remove and properly dispose of all milling reagents and <br />tailings in the mill building. The tailings in the thickener tank <br />may be placed in the tailing pond after the site water balance has <br />been properly addressed (see item 10 below). <br />f) Adequate safety closures must be in place at the Hazel-A and <br />Time Mine openings amd Wynona Shaft. <br />l0. Since the time that the Gold Hill Mill Reclamation Permit was issued, <br />it has become clear that there is a site water balance problem related to <br />ground water inflows to the Hazel-A Adit. At the present time, the <br />tailing pond is needed to maintain the site in a zero-discharge <br />