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6.4.5 Exhibit E -Reclamation Plan <br />• <br />CJ <br />Based on this seed mixture an application rate of approximately 20.0 to 28.0 <br />pls/ac will be used. Topsoil should be disked prior to seeding. It is <br />recommended that fertilizer be utilized for reclamation. A standard application of <br />a fertilizer will be used and applied at a rate of 250 Ibs/ac as shown in Table 5. <br />i aote a. rernuzet <br />Fertilizer <br />rate <br />Ibs/acre <br />Costs/Pound <br />based on a <br />bulk rate of <br />$327.00/ton <br />CosUAcre <br />Total Costs <br />(for 64 ac) <br />Diammonium phosphate 250 $0.55 $137.50 $8,800.50 <br />(18-46-0) (46-53% <br />available PzOS with 18- <br />21% N) __ <br />Fertilizer will not be used near the edge of the pond, since the possibility of <br />nitrate contamination in the pond water exists. The total area to be seeded is <br />approximately 64 acres. The total area to be fertilized is approximately 64 acres. <br />Seeding and fertilizing will be completed after the overburden and topsoil is <br />replaced, smoothed to conform to the existing topography and disked. Optimal <br />periods of seeding are in the fall (after November 1st) or in the spring from late <br />March up to April 30th. Mulching will not be completed as the quality soils and <br />availability of water should facilitate the rapid establishment of perennial grasses. <br />Following revegetation, weed management strategies will be implemented to <br />facilitate and achieve native grassland. Years 1 thru 5 following revegetation will <br />include an aggressive mowing program to prevent the growth and establishment <br />of weeds, specifically, the eight noxious weeds including: Canada thistle <br />{Cirsium arvense), Dalmation toadflax (Linaria dalmatica), diffuse knapweed <br />(Centaurea diffusa), leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula), musk thistle (Carduus <br />nutans), Russian knapweed (Centaurea repens), spotted knapweed (Centaurea <br />maculosa) and Yellow toadflax (Linaria vulgaris) as mandated by Colorado State <br />Law (35-5.5CRS1990, 1996). If needed, herbicide application will be applied as <br />indicated in the Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Publication <br />"Weed Management for small rural acreage" (no. 3.106) <br />6.4.5.8 ALTERNATIVE RECLAMATION PLAN <br />There is no alternative reclamation plan. <br />The mining operation is to be a dry operation, meaning that dewatering trenches <br />will be constructed surrounding excavations. The configuration of the trenches is <br />• given in Exhibit C -Mining Plan. There are no nearby wells or significant bodies <br />File Pit 112 OMG Permit Application <br />Page 10 of 27 <br />