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194,910 cubic yards that were live handled. This yardage taken over the 62.3 acre stripping area would equate to a 2.4 feet swelled stripping depth. Normal mine policy of removing all available topsoil was followed. Topsoil replaced during 1994 was on reclaimed locations in the Moffat Area and temporary roads at the west edge of the Moffat area used earlier for topsoil removal. These areas at the western edge of disturbance were topsoiled with material that had been windrowed next to the areas. The total of all areas covered was 84.5 acres. These areas are shown on Exhibit 1. The eastern most area of topsoil replacement for the year was selected as this years area that will not be seeded for comparison on vegetation success from live handling. This area covered 49.1 acres and is labeled "BLOCK # 7" on Exhibits 3 & 4. Some of the remaining 35.4 acres replaced prior to spring seeding were seeded along with acreage replaced in 1993. These areas of seeding are also shown in Exhibits 3 & 4 and include Blocks 3, 5 and 6. In total 51.8 acres were seeded with the approved reclamation seed mix during 1994. The Edna Mine permit requires that topsoil samples be taken from areas that are seeded to determine both depth and nutrient quality of the topsoil. These samples will be taken during the spring of 1995 and the results provided to the CDMG in an addendum to this report, as Appendix B, at that time. This schedule was discussed and approved via phone conversation with Ms. Susan Burgmaier of the CDMG on 1/24/95. LOCATION & NUMBER OF ACRES SEEDED: Permanent revegetation areas added for 1994 were all in the Moffat mining area. 49.1 acres were covered with live handle topsoil and will not have seed applied. This is consistent with approved plans o test plots of non-seeded areas on the Moffat Lease. These reas are on the eastern extremes of the Moffat mining area and ar shown in Exhibits 1, 3 and 4. An additional 51.8 acres was se ded with the approved seed mix in the spring of 1994. These areas lie in the middle and lower sections of the Moffat lease as separated by the haul road network. These areas are shown on Exhibits 1, 3 and 4. A seed tag from the 1994 seeding program is included in this packet for confirmation of the seed mix used. LOCATION & NUMBER OF ACRES PREVIOUSLY PLANTED: Exhibits 3, 4 and 5 show locations of permanent revegetation areas at the Edna Mine. Exhibits 3 and 4 recap progress to date on the Moffat Area revegetation and Exhibit 5 is an overview of the entire permit area. Table 1 recaps the yearly acreage figures for final seeding. Appendix A contains the approved seed mixes used at the Edna Mine encompassing the years covered.