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• 3.1.5 Reclamation Plan <br /> Following mining, pits are backfilled as a part of the overburden and interburden removal operation. As <br /> the dragline excavates a pit, the overburden/interburden material is spoiled (backfilled) into the previous <br /> pit. The backfill material is placed in piles that require additional contouring. Contouring is accomplished <br /> with dozers, graders and similar equipment. Occasionally, the dragline is also used. The backfilled pit is <br /> graded to approximate the pre-mined contour and blended in with the surrounding topography. Final <br /> grading is performed along the contour except where the safety of men and equipment may be <br /> compromised. <br /> The area is then prepared for topsoil replacement. A dozer pulling a drag,or similarly effective equipment, <br /> may be used for areas being reclaimed to cropland. The drag levels ridges made during Recontouring to <br /> allow a more uniform depth of topsoil to be laid down. <br /> The topsoil is placed on the graded spoiled to a predetermined depth as uniformly as is practicable. <br /> Fertilization (croplands only)and seedbed preparations follow. The areas are then seeded. (Sections 3.5 <br /> and 3.6 discuss these reclamation operations in more detail.) <br /> • <br /> 3-15c ___TE-j e <br />