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• §2.05 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT FOR SURFACE OR UNDERGROUND MINING <br />ACTIVITIES -- MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATION AND <br />RECLAMATION PLANS. <br />2.05.4 Reclamation Plan <br />(2) (a} (Cont'd) <br />The Division has agreed to allow the operator to pursue revegetatoin of <br />the fill outslopes without the addition of imported soils. The operator will <br />monitor the success of revegetation and erosion control over a 2-year <br />period. Refer to Section 2.05.4(2)(d) for more specific information <br />regarding the rock fills revegetation. <br />Where asphalt is present and the depth of the fill would be less that four <br />feet, the asphalt will be removed prior to backfilling to allow sufficient <br />depth for plant root development. <br />(i) Schedule of Revegetation <br />Revegetation will be accomplished in the spring and fall following <br />final preparation of the land surface. Because the majority of the <br />precipitation occurs in the winter, fall is the first normal period for <br />• favorable seeding conditions and spring for planting at the East <br />and West Mines. See Final Abandonment Appendix in Volume <br />6A for specific times and acreages. <br />Interim reclamation of the rock slopes portals and fills will be <br />completed in the Spring or Fall following construction, whichever <br />is soonest. Excessive soil moisture and snow cover would affect <br />the timing of reclamation. Wet soils could not be evenly <br />distributed and seeding has proven to be unsuccessful on top of <br />snow. <br />Interim reclamation of the highway stockpile area was initiated in <br />June 2001. Cover material is being hauled from the Bowie No. 2 <br />Mine gob pile founding to this stockpile area. Approximately <br />10,000 cubic yards will be utilized to cover the highway stockpile <br />area with about 12-inches of dirt. Soil will be spread in a way to <br />minimize compaction and the area will be seeded with the <br />temporary seed mix listed on page 72. <br />Revegetation of the fan level, including broadcast seeding, <br />fertilizing, and mulching, would be competed within one month <br />after backfilling of the ventilation shafts is completed. If the <br />backiilling is not completed before October 15, the area would be <br />seed in early Spring, before Marcht. Seeding dates may vary <br />. depending on weather conditions and actual completion dates. <br />~R-low <br />7/01 <br />68 <br />