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Y I\ • • M-94-103/Adequacy 9/11/95 page 2 and road/ramp locations and improvements. Will there be any structures or processing onsite? Will the east pit be operated more? Will the pit(s) be operated only seasonally to avoid irrigation water seepage? How will any dewatering of the pit be carried out? Will any reclamation occur during mining of other portions? Features must also be shown on the Mine Plan Map in Exhibit E. Exhibit D - Reclamation Plan There are several acres of pre-existing disturbance, the stated post-mining land use is "range" and the reclamation plan treats the entire 9.9-acre site equally, but is there enough topsoil to replace to be able to attain adequate range vegetation? Are all portions to receive topsoil and the same revegetation treatment? (Portions of the same permit area may be reclaimed differently.) Will there be a seasonal pond left in the low spot (the "sump") in the east pit? Are all slopes to be 3:1 or gentler? Will there be any roads or ramps to remain? Will the pits be mined or will backfilling occur, so as to leave just one large pit, as the reclamation map shows? Will any parts of the reclamation be phased, or concurrent with mining? Describe the depths of overburden or topsoil which will be replaced during reclamation. Is the east pit to be mined further? If not, and if there is not sufficient topsoil onsite to replace some in the east pit, I recommend that you begin some type of reclamation effort in the east pit. This is because timely reclamation on lands that are not going to be redisturbed helps prevent further deterioration, and because in this case, if there is no topsoil, reclamation will take longer. You should request reclamation recommendations for the permit area from the local NRCS office. It should include what to substitute for topsoil, how to treat for compaction, a seed mix, fertilizer and mulch recommendation and application methods. Please show all features on the Reclamation Plan Map in Exhibit E. Exhibit E - Maps Part a. The Mine Plan Map should include all features included in Exhibit C, and also those necessary to fully depict the mining operation. Remember to show direction of mining, stockpile locations and processing areas. All landowners within 200 feet of the boundary must be identified. Please delineate all pre-existing disturbance. Part b. The Reclamation Plan Map depicts one big pit as the post- mining land form. If this is, indeed, what the site is to be reclaimed to, the description of the mining leading into the reclamation stage must show how this will occur. Please show either topographic lines or delineate sloped from level areas. Show any roads which will remain after reclamation. If there is to