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Rule 2.05 <br />• Revegetation <br />Over the life of the mine, three different seed mixtures were used for revegetation purposes. The initial <br />mixture, given in Table 2.05-8, was used from 1979 to 1981 to seed a total of approximately 66 aces in <br />the northern portion of the mine area. The second mixture, shown in Table 2.05-9, was used Erom 1981 <br />to 1986 in the central portions of the mine azea. Final reclamation, which included primarily [he southern <br />mine area and miscellaneous disturbed azeas, was done in late September and eazly October using the seed <br />mixture (specified in TR-51 and TR-52) listed in Table 2.05-10. <br /> <br />`I ,, <br />u <br />TABLE 2.05-8 <br />RECLAMATION SEED MIXTURE 1979 - 1981 <br />Species Variety % of Mix Rate <br />(lbs. PLS/acre) <br />South & West Aspects <br />Indian Ricegrass Paloma 15 2.0 <br />Western Wheatgrass Arriba 25 4.0 <br />Intermediate Wheat rass Tegmar 20 4.0 <br />Mountain Brome Bromar 20 5.0 <br />Crested Wheat rass Nordan 10 1.0 <br />Basin Wild rye - 10 1.0 <br /> Total 17.0 <br />North & East As ects <br />Mountain Brome Bromar 30 7.5 <br />Bluebunch Wheat rass - 10 2.0 <br />Western Wheat rass Arriba 20 3.0 <br />Hard Fescue - 10 0.5 <br />Smocth Brome Manchar 20 2.5 <br />Kentucky Bluegrass Troy 5 0.5 <br />Cicer Milkvetch Lutana 5 4.0 <br /> Total 20,0 <br />`Source: 1986 Assessment of Revegetation Success, Morrison-Knudsen <br />2.05-8 Revised - II/28/95 <br />