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<br />Minin~0:~er-a.tic~n and Fieclarnation F_la.r~ <br />The I united topsoi I and suitable subsoi I ~~nsite wi I I be st-ripped <br />off and st~~ct::pi led fc~r future r-eclarnat.ion use for- s~~readir.g ba.cl:: <br />on the disturbed grournj a.s a growths rued i urn. Add i t i i~na. ear tr~- <br />rnov i rig, e>:ca.vat i ng, transport, ar~d cr-ust~ i rig and screen i ng equip-- <br />rnent w i I ~ sup~~ I ernent as needed the e:: i st, ng equ i prner~t I ocated on <br />the aduo i n i ng pit. F'r-oc ess i ng and screen i rig ~rf the gr-a.ve I w i I I <br />i~cr.,lr ~~ns-ite. Thee pit will be e>:cavated and rnrne~ip then <br />recla.irneG with =~ t.. 4:]. or fla.t~ter final cutslopes L-c~ allow <br />getter vegr_ta.t~ve response. Pr~~adcast see~Ji g of a recornri,ended <br />,7ra~ss rni;:tw-e can Le carried ou. a.s .e bu l I doer s are fir„ sh i rig <br />up the f i r,a I sh,a;~ i rig wort::--their c:~rnpact i ng of the seed r nto the <br />~~~ i I amJ tl-,e tracks I of t by them wh i ct~ tie I p pio { water- for- t;t-ie <br />seeds, will assist io seeding success. <br />l"I-,e I eve I terra i r. shou I u' not require much i n tr,e way c.f drainage <br />or" water diversion structures ~7uring rninir~g or afterwards during <br />the reciarnatrr~n phase. Some rni r~or- furrowing ~~f tt~e slopes w'.I. <br />occur- dur-ir~g d~:~~er- oi~er-a.tions and this wi I I t~reaF.. up the winds <br />er~oughi so that the seed sl-~oul d rerna i n i n p I ace even wi th~~ut a <br />mulch, being al:~p; ie~.a. :4 typical vegetative mulc~~--grass or straw <br />hay, for- e;; araple--i5 r-e f_~Jfnriiend BU, hOWe Ver', tE. alp r, rn015't UY"e <br />r'etent,~:~n ar,d t~~ p: wide or ganic ,natter to the ~ ~i {. Lit:ewise, <br />i r. i t i a l fer-t i l i zat- i on of the see~7ed area i s a, e,. r-ec~~rnmendc~i. <br />:f soi I stoc,:p, les are not uti I ize~] within a year-, they sF~ould be <br />p.I anted with a c~~ver crop of ~ er enn ~ al ryegr ass to reduce <br />trans ~ ent dust rm:~vernent and er os ~ E.r,. Refer t~: the er,c I c se~7 CO- <br />F_CS'-~ Grass Seeding P'ianr~ed form, ar~d "Gener'al P'rocedur'es fc~r <br />M i ne I and ~iec I arna.t i can i n S~~u the F'ark" for more i nfor-rnat i on nn <br />p I ant i n3 a.rnj r-ec I amat i vn tecl-iri i ques. <br />fl-~e Mine iiperator- ,s r-espcnsible for ot~taining a. I ap(..+I icat~le <br />I~~ca.l, state arnj federal permits for tl-,e proposal. I1; is <br />duu~~tful the er~ougY~ surface ~~r grc~ur~d water wi I I tie er,cour,tered <br />t-o require input or ~~er-rnits fr_rrn the JS Arrny C:r..~r-ps of Engineers <br />or tYle State Divi=_.ion ~-~f Water Resiur-r.es (Uistr'ict ~":~ i~la.ter <br />Comrnissior~er). See enc'~.seC P1ir~e Fieclarna.tron C~hectr.list and the <br />Envir~~r,rr~entr:rl Assessment forms for- more guidance in tr,is r-egar-d. <br />F='riper ma i rrtenanr_e cif the rec . a i rued site i s esser~t i a.l tip tl-~e I onj <br />ter-rn sur_cess of returning tl-,e d i stur tied I andsca.pe back: i nt~~ <br />product+on. Refer to the attached "Post Establishment <br />Management" ~ i st for- i terns i n tr. i s regard. <br />Sincerely, <br />a~'~1l^ / <br />Leo,, S. k:r,t <br />Res.?urce Conservationist <br />