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CASTLE CONCRETE COMPANY'S MINED LAND RECLAMATION 1984 ANNUAL REPORT PIKEVIEW QUARRY 77-211 REPORT IN BRIEF: Mining continued in essentially the same area as last year, Tract AA. Preparation for mining occurred in Tract AC. The new quarry/access road was completed. The old stockpile area was graded and the Tract WDT area was topsoiled. Seeding was done on the new access road slopes, the original access road, the old stockpile area, and Tract WDT. The abandoned road was reseeded due to a poor take in last year`s seeding. RULE 2.41(1): Mining occurred over an area of about 5 acres. The area of mining moved slightly downslope in Tract AA and included all of the limestone fin on the Tract WDT/AA boundary. Although mining was supposed to begin in Tract AC, various logistic problems delayed the mining. Preliminary extractive site preparations were all that could be completed. The area including the stockpiles, plant and shop remained unchanged. The rip rap plant was slightly changed so as to provide somewhat better access and efficiency. The new Castle Concrete office site was issued a building premit and work began on construction of the office late in April. The large topsoil stockpile that resulted from the excavation of the office site was partly taken to Tract WDT and the rest is being moved to the stockpile in the SE corner of the permit below Tract AC. Grading of the subsoil and parent material derived from the road cuts was spread over the old stockpile area. RULE 2.41(2) and RULE 2.41(3): In the last year a considerable amount of affected land has had reclamation initiated, but no land has been release from bond. The approximate acreages are: AREA ACREAGE STATUS ACCESS ROAD 3.0 2nd year revegetation ORIGINAL ACCESS ROAD 2.0 seeded ABANDONED ROAD 2.5 seeded ~ reseeded OFFICE SITE 3.0 seeded 6 trees planted TRACT WDT 2.0 seeded Page 1 of 3