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Topsoil Removal Plan <br />Prior to any mining related disturbances, topsoil will be removed from the site to be' <br />disturbed as discussed in Section 4.06 and redistributed or stockpiled as necessary to satisfy <br />the needs of the reclamation timetable. <br />Topsoil will be removed in the permit area by large crawler mounted bulldozers, loaders or <br />scrapers as described in Section 2.05.3, Production Methods and Equipment. <br />The sequence and timetable for all topsoil redistribution and revegetation activities is found <br />on the Topsoil Handling Map (Map 28). A topsoil handling map has not been prepared for <br />the north area since all disturbances in the north area have been completed, and all of the <br />topsoil removed from these areas, except for four very small stockpiles, was either replaced <br />on parts of the disturbed areas and revegetated or stockpiled at the main pile for the mine <br />area. <br />Overall life-of--mine topsoil balance is estimated in Table I, Topsoil Schedule for Mining <br />Area, while the estimated topsoil balance for the 1991-1995 permit term is found in Table 2, <br />Topsoil Removal and Reclamation Schedule. <br />Estimated acreage and volume of topsoil to be stripped annually for the current five-year <br />permit term is included in Table 2, as well as the estimated acreage and volume of topsoil to <br />be reapplied annually to regraded spoils. <br />• I[ should be stressed that these yearly figures are estimates and can only be useful as a <br />general guide to topsoil removal or replacement during any given year. <br />All yardage and acreage figures were calculated based upon the assumption that topsoil <br />would be removed in advance of mining activities as shown on Topsoil Handling Map (Map <br />28). A buffer zone will be provided between the area disturbed by mining and the area where <br />topsoil has not been removed. During the initial five- <br />• <br />2.05-24 Revision Date: 6/18/02 <br />Revision No: MR-57 <br />