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<br />RECLAMATION PLAN <br />Plan 2 <br />Topsoiling <br />No suitable topsoil or plant media is found above the mineral to be <br />mined at Coaldale. Small amounts of suitable plant media are found in <br />the actual mining zone in Coaldale. However, the lower elevations of the <br />mine contain adequate soil material that can be transported to the mined <br />areas, is, conditions warrant the application of additional plant media <br />for successful revegetation attempts. <br />Cost studies and reclamation results will be utilized to ascertain the <br />u <br />effectiveness of mining topsoil from the lower reaches of the mine land <br />for use on the higher elevations. Costs for reseeding and maintenance of <br />topsoil mined areas must then be included in the total reclamation costs. <br />Handling and storage of topsoil at the mine site will follow guidelines per <br />116 (1) (g) and 116 (1) (j), Rules and Regulations. Where woody vegetation <br />has been or will be removed, all efforts are made to utilize the resourse <br />for firewood. <br />Applications of plant media will be geared to locations where the mine <br />spoil is unsuitable for seedling survival and self regeneration. Growth <br />media will be applied with bulldozer blading at a depth of from 15 to 35cm. <br />In most areas of the mine, spoils materials are capable of sustaining seedling <br />survival and self-regeneration, enhanced by applications of manure, organic <br />materials, and mulches, in order to improve site parameters of nutrient levels, <br />moisture retension, and organic matter. <br /> <br />