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- z o - <br /> <br />• <br />L J <br />faces that have been successfully revegetated would be <br />disturbed and new vegetation of the new cut surfaces would <br />be required. <br />We feel that a selective approach to individual cut <br />reclamation should be accepted. Soil cuts that do not com- <br />prise any significant hazards in the future should be speci- <br />fied and left in the existing conditions. Cuts where failures <br />could result in disturbance of the area above them should be <br />reclaimed so that acceptable factors of safety are achieved. <br />Obviously, details of the reclamation of the soil cuts can <br />be worked out only after discussions with the mine manage- <br />ment, representatives of MLR, and the Colorado Westmoreland, <br />Inc. consultants. They cannot be resolved within Phase 1 of <br />our studies. <br />5.5 MAN-MADE FILLS <br />The present conditions of the numerous fills at the <br />site were discussed in the previous sections. It is very <br />probable that the factors of safety will not be acceptable <br />for the reclamation. We expect that the configurations of <br />at least the largest fills will have to be changed so that <br />acceptable factors of safety are achieved. The increase of <br />factors of safety could be achieved by the flattening of the <br />cut faces to an acceptable slope. Detailed analyses will be <br />required during Phase 2 of our studies to evaluate the <br />necessary changes in the configurations of the fills. <br />ccanoao coraumNC, iHC. <br />