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• If conflicts between the approved post-mining land uses and the current reclamation <br />plan arise, or the current revegetation plan conflicts with the goals of the post-mining <br />land use, the reclamation plan will be revised to accommodate the post-mining land <br />uses. <br />Schedule <br />Revegetation is scheduled immediately following redistribution of soil. This will <br />normally be during the fall between August 15 and November 15. <br />Seed Mix/Seeding Methods <br />A basic grass and forb seed mixture will be used in all areas revegetated after <br />reclamation (Table 5-6). The goal of the herbaceous seeding will be to establish a <br />vegetation cover adequate to control erosion and minimize weedy species establishment <br />prior to final development of the property. In areas where crops were grown prior to <br />mining, crops may be re-established post-mine if this is consistent with the commercial <br />land use of the property. Grasses and fortis will be planted using drill seeding and/or <br />broadcast means. In the case of broadcast seeding, the seeding rates will be two times <br />the rates shown in Table 5-6. Any crops seeded will be drill seeded at rates consistent <br />with recommendations of the local agricultural extension service. No woody plants are <br />anticipated to be planted in the revegetated area, with the exception of those in the <br />terrace reclamation plan. <br />Woody plant species will not be re-established outside of the terrace reclamation area. <br />Woody plant species to be established on the terrace reclamation may include: pinyon <br />pine, Utah juniper, serviceberry, Gamble's oak, true mountain mahogany, Fremont <br />barberry, Oregon grape, black chokecherry, skunkbrush sumac, antelope bitterbrush, <br />big sagebrush and rabbitbrush. <br />Mulch <br />Mulching will consist of raking straw into the soil at the same time seeding takes place. <br />Mulch will be used at the rate of 2.0 tons per acre. Slopes greater than 3h to lv will <br />be netted or hydromulched with tackifier to control erosion. Straw crimping with <br />standard farming equipment will occur on flat areas such as the surface facilities area <br />and staging area. <br />Irrisation <br />No irrigation is anticipated to be employed during revegetation at the Carbon Junction <br />Mine. <br />L J <br />Technical Revision 08 (v 1.3) 5-26 Revised 9/1997 <br />