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1 <br />' protected. Some of the deeper soil strata composed of sandy loam or <br />fine sandy loam can also be considered as suitable topsoiling <br />' material if amended with nutrients and organic matter and properly <br />stabilized to minimize wind and water erosion. <br />' There are considerable amounts of suitable growth medium <br />available on some areas to be disturbed. The flatter slopes of the <br />' northern waste rock disposal areas and the areas to be disturbed <br />south of the Rito Seco have soils that are suitabl? to greater <br />1 depths. The steeper areas of the site exhibit rocky soils with <br />shallow bedrock. Battle Mountain expects to salvage enough <br />' topsoil/growth medium to replace eight to 12 inches on reclaimed <br />areas. <br />t The SCS suggests that the soils in the Blackhall, Hesperus, <br />and Uracca-Morval complexes are capable, with proper management, of <br />' supporting a much better grassland than currently exits (Exhibit J, <br />Vegetation). Due to past heavy grazing practices, woody and shrubby <br />' vegetation have replaced much of the grassland. The S(:S would like <br />to see the woody and shrubby component of the vegetation reduced upon <br />reclamation. The reclamation plan presented in Exhibit E has been <br />formulated to improve the grasslands in the Blackhall, Hesperus, <br />and Uracca-Morval soil complexes. <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br />I-7 <br /> <br />