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~~~~ Doc Date:12/11/2001 <br />- 4.13 CONTEMPORANEOUS RECLAMATION 'II'I"I~'I"'I"I' <br />• ~~ <br />~I1 reclamation-activt~ies, including but not limited to <br />backfilling, grading, topsoil replacement and revegetation, will be <br />carried out as contemporaneously as practicable with mining <br />operations. Implementation of the reclamation plan, as described <br />in Section 2.05.4, will assure that each step in the reclamation <br />process is completed in a timely manner. <br />Because of the multi-seam nature of the mining operation described <br />in Section 2.05, backfilling and grading cannot be completed within <br />180 days following the coal removal. Backfilling and grading will <br />be completed in variance of the 180 day requirement in a manner <br />previously approved and described below, and in Sections 2.05 and <br />4.14.1. As shown on the Mining Range Diagram (Map 24), mining will <br />be carried out in any one area for a considerable length of time. <br />A series of benches will be necessary in the operation to recover <br />the lower coal seams, and an additional series of benches will be <br />necessary to dump the shovel/truck overburden material in a <br />configuration that achieves the topography shown on the Post-mining <br />Topography Map (Map 19). When multi-seams are mined, backfilling <br />and rough grading cannot begin until the lower-most seam is mined. <br />See Spoil Grading Map (Map 29), which shows the time frames in <br />which grading will occur in relation to the time of removal of "X" <br />seam coal, which is shown on the Mine Plan Map (Map 23). <br />Topsoil will be removed prior to the mining disturbance according <br />to the timetable established on the Topsoil Handling - South Map <br />(Map 28). As can be observed from this map, the initial topsoil <br />removed at the operation must be stockpiled; however, as the <br />operation progresses, topsoil can be immediately redistributed <br />rather than stockpiled. <br />Revegetation will commence as soon as the topsoil has been <br />redistributed and prepared for seeding as described in Section <br />2.05.4. The area will be seeded with the seed mixture described in <br />Section 2.05.4 as quickly as possible. <br />u <br />4.13-1 <br />