PERMFILE101394

• Permit No: C1981024
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 12/11/2001
• Section_Exhibit Name: MINING AND RECLAMATION PERMIT PART 2
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

• mixture for the designated land use. Erosion will be controlled on the newly seeded areas
through the use of small contour furrows until the vegetation has been sufficiently
established. The lands will also be protected from noxious weeds or other biological
processes such as animal grazing until the stands are sufficiently established to support
grazing pressure.
The proposed land use of rangeland for the reclaimed area is identical to the premining land
use found in the area. No change in land use is expected in the proposed land use
categories. The implementation of the detailed management plan will occur as soon as the
revegetated stands have been established to a point that they will support grazing the only
under standards proposed. A plan for the grazing study will be submitted to CDMG with
stocking numbers and duration periods prior to implementation.
Once the period of allowable grazing is started, the productivity data collected will be
utilized in determining the proper stocking rate. Stocking rates will be calculated using a
conservation estimate that 1,000 pounds of air dried foliage equals one animal month's worth
of grazing. This conservative estimate will insure that all foliage needed for deer, antelope,
and other wildlife species will be available. The grazing related activities will be conducted
according to the United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service (1976),
National Range Handbook Chapters on "Correlating Livestock Management with Grazing
Resources", "Managing Plan Communities", and "Procedures for Plan and Wildlife Habitat
Management on Native Grazing Land". Specific guidelines to be used from these chapters
• are those relative to: maintaining a balance between livestock numbers and available
foliage; proper distribution of livestock for efficient foliage use; livestock nutrition and
management guidance; and vegetation management practices.
Stocking rates should approximate or increase from those found on the native rangeland.
Small individual tracts will not be grazed until a sufficiently large adjacent acreage of
reclaimed land is available. A pasture will have to be at least fifty (50) acres in size to typify
the grazing encountered under natural conditions. Anything smaller than fifty acres will
result in improper management due to the impossibility of proper animal distribution and
be prohibitive in terms of fencing and watering costs. The smallest practical pasture size to
accurately test the grazing capability of the proposed rangeland use would probably be on
the order to 100 acres or larger. For these reasons, Kaiser will, in most cases, avoid fencing
and concentrate on herding wherever possible to achieve the desired grazing utilization
results. The conservative rule of thumb in range management, "graze half and leave half',
will be employed. The average utilization by livestock will not exceed fifty percent (50%)
of the current production on site.
The proposed grazing system will be consistent with the existing land use trends in the area.
The exact grazing plan to be employed will probably be known as a rotational deferred
seasonal scheme. Grazing will alternate from spring to fall periods for various durations of
time. Exact scheduling of the grazing will depend on the actual production produced during
the year grazing is implemented and the vigor of the seeded species.
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