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<br />\J <br /> <br />USDA. Soil Conservation Service. 1979. Standards and Specifications: Seeding Rates, <br />Tech. Guide. <br />V.K. Reclamation Cost Estimate <br />BME has concurred with the cost of reclamation estimated by DMG for the Deserado Mine. A <br />summary of this cost estimate by various tasks provided by DMG is attached in Illustration 47. <br />The 1999 Permit Renewal estimate of total reclamation costs, including direct costs, contractor <br />profit, and overhead is $5,052,786. Details of the cost estimate are available from DMG, and from <br />BME's Deserado Mine office. <br />The reclamation timetable is divided into two portions representing reclamation during mining <br />(refuse disposal areas) and postmining reclamation. The timetable for revegetation of refuse <br />disposal areas during mining is shown on Map 76. Table V-7 gives the revegetation schedule <br />during mining through the fourth mine permit term (2004). The following timetable is the <br />approximate schedule for post-mining reclamation. <br />TASK <br />Mobilization <br />Facility Demolition <br />Regrading <br />Topsoil Replacement <br />Seeding <br />V.L. Weed Management <br />APPROXIMATE YEARS <br />2024 <br />2024 <br />2024-2025 <br />2024-2025 <br />2024-2025 <br />'Weeds' broadly refers to unwanted vegetation. Various methods of control include 1) the <br />planting of desirable vegetation, 2) mechanical removal, 3) biological control, and 4) chemical <br />control. The method or combination of methods used depends on the weed species, growth <br />stage, location, regulatory designation (i.e. is it noxious?), extent of infestation, and availability of <br />the equipment or chemical for control. It is not our intent to identify what methods will be used in <br />every situation within this permit. Doing so would only serve to limit BME's ability to adapt to <br />unique situations. <br />Rule 4.18(5)(g) requires Division approval for use of 'persistent' pesticides. Non-persistent <br />pesticides such as 2-4D and Roundup do not fall into this category requiring specific Division <br />approval. Persistent pesticides approved for use by the Division at the Deserado Mine include <br />Oust, Tordon (picloram), and Spike (tebuthiuron). <br />Mid-Term Review 2002 (8/2002) V-65 <br />