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sediment movement and provides a variety of microsites for seedling establishment. <br />Placement of mulch will also eventually increase organic matter content of the surface <br />soils. <br />Completion of slope constnrction in this area is planned in 2003. This will <br />coincide with completion of a new wallboazd plant recycle system that will handle all the <br />reject fill material. Completion of topsoiling and seeding is then planned shortly <br />thereafter. <br />Summary <br />Reclamation efforts to-date at the Eagle Gypsum Mine have produced tangible <br />results and have also provided valuable experience for future success. The company will <br />continue in this mode with completion of reclamation in the "Old Mine Area". It needs <br />to be noted that equipment access and weather limitations will be factors affecting this <br />completion. Access to Area "B" in particular will be slow and time consuming due to the <br />"tight quarters" nature of the work place. Area "B" will take the most time and effort to <br />complete due to this space and access constraint. Slope construction cannot be <br />accomplished during the cold winter months when frost is in the ground. It is dangerous <br />to work track dozers on slopes with frost conditions. The same caveat holds true in wet <br />muddy conditions where track equipment can slide or bog down. The safety constraint is <br />viewed as the main item of concern here, but there is the additional fact and concern that <br />slopes cannot be adequately compacted in wet or frosty conditions. Despite these <br />constraints, full reclamation of the "Old Mine Area" is planned to be completed within <br />the next five yeazs. <br />I hope this update presents an adequate review of accomplishments and plans for <br />completion of reclamation. The remaining work is neither extensive nor complicated - <br />but it will be time consuming and intermittent due to the constraints mentioned. Please <br />call me if any further clarification is needed. <br />Yours very truly, <br />,. <br />~~~~~ ~~ <br />Stephen A. Onorofs ie <br />Mine Manager <br />cc. Steve Bennett - BLM <br />Gregg Squire -DMG <br />5 <br />