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<br />Major: <br />- area of active mining in 1990 <br />Total affected area as of December 1990 <br />Total affected area as of December 1989 <br />Total affected area during 1990 operation <br />New Mine <br />Moderate: <br />- exploration roads not yet reclaimed <br />- on site ways - haulroads <br />- topsoil storage area <br />- area which has been cleared and stripped <br />in preparation for 1991 mining operations <br />Total affected area as of December 1990 <br />Total affected area as of December 1989 <br />Total affected area during 1990 operation <br /> <br />3.90 3.90 <br />19.05 ac <br />19.05 ac <br />0 ac <br />2.75 ac <br />3.21 ac <br />.65 ac <br />4.41 ac 11.02 <br />11.02 ac <br />2.75 ac <br />8.27 ac <br />During 1990 reclamation efforts were accomplished in the original <br />mining and exploration areas. Roads were backfilled and graded to <br />establish "pre-mining" slopes. These areas were reseeded where scarce <br />available "topsoil" has a chance of supporting revegetation. Other <br />areas where the surrounding material is virtually all rock and where <br />there is no existing vegetation were graded to "pre-mining" slopes but <br />not seeded. It is anticipated that these rocky areas will weather and <br />blend back into the surrounding environment. Work was also started on <br />backfilling slopes into the "highwalls" of previous mining areas. <br />During 1991 this backfilling will be completed and stockpiled topsoil <br />will be spread and seeded. Reclamation of unused roads and sites in <br />both the new and old mining areas will also continue in 1991. <br />