Laserfiche WebLink
Banks and Gesso, LLC <br />Exhibit E -Reclamation Plan <br />Also refer to Exhibit F: Reclamation Plan Map. <br />Overview <br />The post mining land use for the St. Barbara sand and gravel mine will be wildlife <br />habitat. This will consist of approximately 210 acres of ponds and 94 acres of <br />revegetated land including pond slopes, backfilled areas, and setback areas, <br />Revegetation will consist of native grasses and fortis as specified by the local office of <br />the NRCS and as described in this exhibit. <br />Reclamation Materials <br />Earth materials to be used in reclamation are salvaged topsoil, overburden, processing <br />waste and sediment pond fines. <br />One foot of topsoil will be removed and stockpiled until an amount adequate to <br />implement the reclamation plan has been recovered. After an adequate amount has <br />been recovered, topsoil will be treated as overburden. Some topsoil may be sold off-site <br />and some may be placed directly on areas to be reclaimed immediately after stripping <br />without being stockpiled. The total amount of topsoil needed for final reclamation is <br />approximately 257,000 cubic yards. <br />An average of six feet (6 ft.) of overburden is present across the area to be mined. The <br />total overburden removed and to be used as reclamation backfill is approximately 3.4 <br />million cubic yards. <br />Processing waste and sediment pond fines are estimated to amount to 1.2 million cubic <br />yards, and these materials will also be used as reclamation backfill. <br />Reclamation Timing <br />Reclamation (i.e. grading, topsoiling, and seeding) will begin as soon as an adequate <br />amount of land has been backfilled to approximate pre-mining grade. This will occur in <br />the northwest portion of mining area 1, and it is estimated that it will take 4-5 years <br />before this can begin. <br />St. Barbara Sand and Gravel Mine 03028 <br />Trans Colorado Concrete t 3 February 19, 2004 <br />