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t <br />EXHIBIT D (Cont'd) <br />Some areas of the affected land were disturbed previously; <br />therefore ideal soil management will not be possible at those <br />locations. However, enough salvageable soil is expected to be <br />present so that the entire area can be resoiled properly. <br />When mining begins in the undisturbed areas, the topsoil <br />and overburden will be stripped in stages that correspond to <br />the mining stages. The soil survey indicates that most of the <br />land is overlain by at least 12 inches of topsoil, and often <br />more, suitable for removal. Most of this soil is of high quality <br />and occurs in the area that is planned to be mined in the future. <br />Soils on slopes are somewhat thinner, but even there, six to <br />ten inches can be removed safely without mixing parent material <br />with the topsoil. <br />An average of ten inches of topsoil will be removed from most <br />areas to be affected by mining. On slopes where soils are thin, <br />about six inches will be removed. In the bottomlands, twelve <br />to fifteen inches can be removed beneficially for separate <br />stockpiling. <br />When it is determined that a stockpile of topsoil will <br />remain in place and undisturbed for more than one year, the <br />stockpile will be planted with the following mixture: <br />Species Lbs./Acre (Broadcast) <br />Crested Wheatgrass, <br />Western Wheatgrass <br />Yellow Sweetclover <br />Fairway 6 <br />6 <br />1 <br />13 <br />The mixture will be broadcast between March 15 and April 15. <br />Fertilizing and mulching is considered unnecessary. <br />-10- <br />