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In 1979, a diversion channel and four sedimentation ponds were constructed to divert water away from the main mine facilities. Access roads to the sedimentation ponds and parking lot were also constructed. The revegetation program of 1979 addressed disturbed areas associated with these facilities and encompassed approximately 12 acres of reclamation. Reclamation activities in 1980 focused on revegetation lands disturbed through minor construction activities conducted in 1979. The areas addressed in 1980 included the Orchazd Valley Mine water pipeline, exploration drill pads, and miscellaneous roadways. The majority of the acreage reclaimed in 1980, approximately 3.5 acres, was associated with reclamation of the water pipeline. The 1981 revegetation program encompassed minor disturbances consisting miscellaneous roadways, Steven's Gulch well field structures, and the scale house and truck scales near the truck dump station. Construction of the west ridge waste disposal area was initiated in July, 1983. Lands available for reclamation at this site have been seeded and mulched on an approximate annual basis since development began. The west ridge disposal site encompasses approximately 3.37 acres. Approximately 2.02 acres of this site are currently reclaimed. Reclamation of the old waste disposal site near ponds 1 and 2 was completed in November of 1983. Vegetation was established on this 0.86 acre site the following spring. Development of the west ridge disposal site was initiated in 1983 in conjunction with development of the west material stockpile established to accommodate material being generated from the west ridge development. Reclamation of the Orchard Valley West Mine fill slopes and associated dishirbances was completed by the fall of 1987. Slopes instability necessitated the relocation of topsoil at the mine site and subsequent reseeding and mulching of both the new pile and the old pile footprint. This was completed in the fall of 1990. Several small topsoil piles exist throughout the various disturbance areas of the mine site. Those piles projected to remain undish~rbed for longer than five years are seeded with the permanent seed mixture. Those piles projected to be redistributed within five years aze seeded with the temporary seed mixture.