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<br />a. possible completion of two benches on Tract C; <br />b. regrading and seeding of the road area in Tract A-1. <br />Rule 2.41(4): No vegetation was planted in this last year, <br />nor was any planned to be planted. Some may be planted in a <br />few areas next year. <br />Rule 2.41(5): Because no vegetation was or has been planted <br />anywhere on the operation there was no need for fertilizer <br />or other soil amendments. Prior to seeding areas next year <br />the soils will be tested and amendments added as necessary. <br />Rule 2.41(6): Although no reclamation was actually accomplished <br />in this last year, what little bit of reclamation directed <br />work was done deserves some comments. <br />The benches on the upper part of Tract C encountered <br />some difficulties in rock fracture patterns. Standard <br />blasting techniques tended to leave a slight overhang on the <br />highwall and a bench that sloped out from the wall. A <br />different approach to blasting was used and it created a <br />more agreeable fracturing and produced a better configuration. <br />Some topsoil has successfully been salvaged from a <br />small area in the northern part of Tract C. Although not of <br />great quantity or especially excellent quality, its salvage <br />does provide some material for topdressing areas that appear <br />to be particularly difficult to reclaim. More of this soil <br />may be available in the future. <br />Page 4 of 6 <br />