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undisturbed surrounds were tested in 1994, The test were made to <br />• see if the embankment and roadway material could be used as growth <br />media after the ponds and roadways were reclaimed. The test results <br />can be seen in Attachment 94.2. The test results show a deficiency <br />in nutrients for both the disturbed and undisturbed soil and that <br />both soils were very comparable. This is to be expected since the <br />pond embankment and roadways were constructed with the surrounding <br />material. The University of Colorado Soil Lab in Fort Collins, <br />Colorado recommends that an application of fertilizer be applied <br />after reclamation seeding has been completed. <br />Two soil samples were taken from a stockpile of growth media that <br />was created during the construction of Pond 007. These samples <br />also passed the fertility standards set by our permit C-81-008. <br />• This material will be used as growth media, topsoil substitute, at <br />New Horizon 2 mine area and will makeup for the deficiency in the <br />topsoil balance. See Attachment 94.1 for analysis. <br />Soil Salvage and Storage <br />All suitable soil has been salvaged ahead of mining at New Horizon <br />2. Approximately 102,000, 76,000, and 36,000 cubic yards of soil <br />are stored in stockpiles at the end of 1994. The soils were <br />separately stockpiled by soil types as specified by our permit. <br />4 <br />