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• All aspects of the mining and reclamation plans shall take into account the safety and <br />protection of wildlife on the mine site, at processing sites, and along all access roads to <br />the mine site with special attention given to critical periods in the life cycle of those <br />species, which require special consideration. <br />• Topsoil shall be removed and segregated from other spoil. Topsoil stockpiles shall be <br />stored in places and configurations to minimize erosion and located in areas where <br />disturbance by ongoing mining operations will be minimized. Once stockpiled, topsoil <br />shall be rehandled as little as possible. <br />• In those areas where revegetation is part of the reclamation plan, land shall be <br />revegetated in a way as to establish a diverse, effective, and long-lasting vegetative cover <br />that is capable ofself-regeneration without continued dependence on irrigation or <br />fertilizer and is at least equal in extent of cover to the natural vegetation of the <br />surrounding area. <br />• Hall-Irwin will post appropriate signage at the entrance to the mine site. <br />(d) Plans for topsoil segregation, preservation and replacement; for stabilization, compaction <br />and grading of spoil; and for revegetation. <br />Topsoil will be removed and segregated from other spoil. Topsoil not needed for <br />reclamation maybe sold and removed from the site. Please refer to the Mining Plan Map for <br />the approximate locations of stockpiles. For reclamation, topsoil will be replaced by a <br />scraper and generally graded with a blade. All grading shall be done in a manner that <br />controls erosion and siltation of the affected land to protect aeeas outside the affected land <br />from slides and other damage. In addition, all backfilling and grading shall be completed as <br />soon as feasible after the mining process. <br />Final grading will create a final topography that is appropriate for the final land use. For <br />example, final grading above the high water line will replace topsoil at a maximum 3:1 slope <br />to meet the grade at the top of the banks. <br />In those areas where revegetation is part of the reclamation plan, Hall-Irwin will revegetate <br />the land in such a way as to establish a diverse, effective, and long-lasting vegetative cover <br />that is capable ofself-regeneration without continued dependence on irrigation or fertilizer <br />and is at least equal in extent of cover to the natural vegetation of the surrounding area. Seed <br />will be drilled and mulched. Hall-Irwin will create a wetland in the cottonwood gallery as <br />part of the restoration of the Big Thompson riparian corridor. This wetland will be created in <br />the initial stages of the mining operation. The mineral soil will be scarified in mid-May to <br />late June to allow for cottonwood and other wetland vegetation establishment. <br />Hall-Irwin Corporation Bernhardt Resource Page 17 of 41 <br />MLRB 112 Pemut Application <br />