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6.4.5 Exhibit E -Reclamation Plan <br />Seeding and Fertilizing <br />Currently, the entire pit area is used as a grass hay Feld <br />The proposed seeding areas are shown on Exhibit F -Reclamation Plan Map. <br />The recommended seeding method is by drill and seeding rates assume this <br />method. The species composition of the seed mixture recommended for <br />reclamation is shown in Table 4 below. <br />Table 6.4.5-4. Recommended Seed Mixture <br />Species (Variety) Rate -pure live <br />seed (pls) <br />/bs/ac Native/ <br />Introduced W/C <br />Season Cost <br />pls/ac <br />Thickspike wheatgrass <br />(Critana) 8.0 to 10.0 Native Cool $11.70 <br />Sideoats grama (Vaughn) 5.0 to 7.0 Native Warm $7.25 <br />Switchgrass (Nebraska-28) 4.0 to 6.0 Native Warm $5.00 <br />Alfalfa (Nomad) 3.0 to 5.0 Introduced NA $1.90 <br />TOTAL 20.0 to 28.0 $28.85 <br />Based on this seed mixture an application rate of approximately 20.0 to 28.0 <br />pls/ac will be used. Topsoil will be disked prior to seeding. It is recommended <br />that fertilizer be utilized for reclamation. A standard application of a fertilizer will <br />be used and applied at a rate of 250 Ibs/ac. The total area to be seeded is <br />approximately 10.7 acres. The total area to be fertilized is approximately 10.7 <br />acres. Seeding and fertilizing will be completed after the overburden and topsoil <br />is 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 />needed to further control these weeds. Herbicides will also be used to control <br />saltecedar (Tamarix spp.) if it becomes established in the reclaimed area. Table <br />6.4.5-5 presents recommended herbicides, application rate, and time of <br />Nelson Mining Resource <br />Regular 112 Permit Application <br />