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F~ ~7 . . " • P.eclamaticn Plan - Sunday Kline The life of the mine is estimated at 10-15 years, very little reclamation ;cork can be done before then. Surrounding lands are used for dry rangeland and wildlife habitat, therefore the reclamation choice is to return the af.`ected lands to useable grazing and wildlife values. Recla- mation will be completed in three phases. I. Clean-up: to be completed within approximately t;;o years from the termination of mining activities. This phase will requit~re the clean-up an' r~~:~:o~:al of buil.dins, pipelinE^,, ~ -1~J=n;, to nFv Cl.t_...~~~~}.~ ~.~Ji l.. -nd c`h~_ _?T~l :~.~~)~~ 5•~r ~:{l.C facilities. The portals c;i11 be locked or s_aled to prevent hazards or unauthorized entry. The vent fans will be remo•,~ed and a steel covering will be placed over each vent site. II. Earthmoving: to be completed ~rithin approximately two years after termination of mining activities. The :caste mineral dumps are anticipated to have economic values ;n the future, so it would not be feasible to spread them over a large area. The existing topography consists of many steep hills with slopes up to 30 degrees. The dumps and terrace; will to contoured by reducing the slopes to blend into the natural torrain. Berms and gouges would be placed around the contours and along natural drainages to impede run-off, trap sediments and natural seeds thereby increasing the ability to revegetate naturally. (See P~fap} A11 surfaces to be reseeded rill be scarified to break up th=_ crusts and provide soft seed beds. The proposed water retention ponds would be left to trap natural run-off for livestor_k and wildlife. Cutbanks around vent sites and pads will be resloped to natural topography. P.oads will be scarified and waterbarred in appropriate locations to prevent erosion and for water entrapment.