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Table 6.-Cost use the cocpa rlsor. area and hlscor ~re cord
<br />eon[ep is for a re ve geta[(on success sea ndard based on wo
<br />comps [Lson areas per '~e~e cation co.-^unity and tv0 yea r9 OL
<br />baseline da :a coils ctl on.
<br />
<br />Year2 Coeoarls on
<br />Acres Sadie C" area p: or rani
<br />i9Su Juilxr Cis[ HS s[ortc
<br />acres Sacoiad" rn card proz ram!
<br />1990 Dc t!ar5 Cos
<br />1981 lo,soo s7o,9o0 lo,soo ssl,loo
<br />1982 10,500 65,900 !0,500 46,100
<br />1983 -0- -D- 10,50(1 46,100
<br />1984 -0- -p- 1(1,500 46,100
<br />1985 -0- -0- 10,500 46,100
<br />1986 -C- -0- 10,500 46,100
<br />1987 -0- -0- 10,500 46,100
<br />1988 -0- -0- -0- -0-
<br />1989 -D- -0- -0- -0-
<br />1990 300 29,300 300 9,500
<br />1991 300 29,300 300 9,500
<br />1992 300 29,300 300 9,500
<br />1993 300 29,300 300 9,500
<br />1994 600 38,800 600 19,000
<br />1995 gDD 48,300 900 28,50(1
<br />to
<br />2025
<br />(1,497,300)4
<br />(883,500)4
<br />2026 600 38,800 600 19,000
<br />2027 600 38,800 600 19,000
<br />2028 600 38,800 600 19,000
<br />2029 600 38,800 600 19,000
<br />2030 300 29,300 300 9,500
<br />SOTAL $1,974,600 $1,353,700
<br />1Ba sad on aci ual ]980 bas aline vege[atlon survey ms[s vi [h 2 reference ateas per
<br />vege[~tion type.
<br />Ass umea [het mining ope ra [Sons vi 11 begin in 1984, and [ha[ baseline ve ge ta[f on
<br />coils c[fon begins three years prior to scar[-up. Schedule the entire ravage [a[1 on
<br />re sponsi hf ll[y period (1.e. the life of the mine (35 yea rsJ plus [he bonding period
<br />J10 yea rsj).
<br />!Assumes the operator evaluates each reclaimed area in year 5 of !te Ltabili[y
<br />per! od to dote rmine if success Ls likely or SF remedial [rea[me nt way be needed. Areas
<br />are evaluated again in years 8 and 9 of [heir 11ab1.li[y periods.
<br />The figure within the brackets is [he total cost assorlated with [he program to
<br />year 40, ~lth [he annual cos[ of [he program immediately above.
<br />commu nl [y, hove ve r, could reverse [he comparative
<br />costs.
<br />Technl eel Guidance Documents
<br />Technical guidance documents alloy es[ab-
<br />liahing success standards sped fl ca lly di re c[ed
<br />a[ the uti ll ty of [he reclaimed areas. Such
<br />stands rds <an be developed free of [he coo-
<br />s[rnlnts of [he pre mine ve ge [a ti on conditions.
<br />Their use is es pe dally app rop rla to vhe re [he
<br />p re mi ne areas have extra ac ly dense or rank
<br />ehru bs. In such instances, [here may be oppor-
<br />tunity to improve the land u[l li ty by reducing
<br />the amount of shrubs. Technical guldan ce docu-
<br />ments could also be used when [f,e ve ge[atlon
<br />comp osl[lon Ss changed such as from unicp roved
<br />range to improved Pasture, or ab.en a di[fcrent
<br />crop is grown on recl.af aed cropland of ter mt ni ng.
<br />To date, there has been 11 m1tcd use of tech-
<br />olcal gal da nee documents because fey have been
<br />prepared. I[ fs df ff Seal[ [o docume n[ what
<br />threshold values for measuring success should be
<br />used Lo best se rvc a postmining land use. Some
<br />stem do nsi[y standards have been auggc aced by
<br />vi ld life amoa ge me nt agencies to ae rve vl ld life
<br />(V hl taker, 1981).!
<br />Humphries, et al. (1981)8 proposed a tech-
<br />nical guidance document stands rd for reclaimed
<br />7Vhlt eker, A1. 1981. Letter to Colo.
<br />Hi ned Land Recla ms [ton Division. Colo. Div. of
<br />Vildllf e, Denver, Colo. Ion file at Colo. Hlned
<br />Land F.etla nation Dl vl sion, Denvc r, Colo.J
<br />Humphries, H.B., V.E. Sowards, and L.V.
<br />Henderson. 1981. Ree stabltshnc n: of shrubs at
<br />the Trapper Hine. Unpublished papct In An Appli-
<br />cation for a Pe rmi[ [o Conduct Loal Surface Hin-
<br />Sng and Reclama rl on Ac[1 vi ties at [he Trapper
<br />Mine Sn HoF Ea[ County, Colorado, Appe ndlx E-III.
<br />Ire pper Hl ni ng Inc., Craig, Colo.
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