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visible: <br />(a) This is a 112 operation, therefore, the permit boundary and the affected <br />boundary are not the same, and the operator/applicant is proposing a floating bond to <br />cover a portion of the site, to allow mining and reclamation to be ongoing. <br />(3) The affected land will be monumented for easy delineation. <br />(d) Where applicable, the operatodapplicant has plans developed for the <br />segregation, preservation, replacement, compaction and grading of soil used for <br />revegetation. The revegetation plan will contain a list of the preferred species of grasses <br />to be planted as recommended by the field office of the NRCS. All seeds recommended <br />should be available and in sufficient quantity to accomplish the revegetation. <br />Seedbed preparation has been covered in Section 3.1 of this application. <br />(e) The schedule of reclamation will closely follow the mining phasing, and the operator <br />would expect to start reclamation as soon as feasible after mining has been completed, in <br />a 10 acre mining area, and the operator would expect to have vegetation ready for release <br />within a 3 - 5 year period. This sequencing will allow for the floating bond of 20 acres. <br />The final grading also will be done in conjunction with mining. All backsloping, daylighting <br />and contouring will be done as mining progresses. <br />As stated before, this land will be used for grazing cattle as a final land use, and all of the <br />NRCS recommendations will be followed. <br />Topsoil will be replaced at between 4 and 6 inches on all disturbed areas. <br />Attached is the Seed Mixture recommendation from Casey J. Sheley, District <br />Conservationist, of the NRCS at601 South Albert, Walsenburg, CO 81089, phone (719) <br />738-1171 and fax (719) 738-4873. <br />