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§2.05 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT FOR SURFACE OR UNDERGROUND <br />MINING ACTIVITIES --MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATION <br />AND RECLAMATION PLANS. <br />2.05.4 Reclamation Plan <br />(2) (e) (v) (Con't) <br />Fertilization Methods <br />Soil testing will be performed on all final reclaimed areas that are <br />not plated with topsoil. Soil samples shall be obtained from <br />representative composite sampling of the upper 12 inches of <br />growth media within logical reclamation parcels. <br />Soil will be analyzed for pH, electrical conductivity, organic matter, <br />nitrate-nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, <br />copper, manganese, iron, zinc, and texture/particle size. Standard <br />analytical procedures shall be utilized. Saturated paste extract for <br />pH, EC, Na, Ca and Mg. AB-DPTA extract for the remaining <br />chemical parameters and hydrometer method for particle size <br />analysis. Particle size analysis will be reported as percent sand <br />silt and clay. <br />• Phosphorus will be applied prior to seedbed preparation based on <br />. the results of the soil test analyses. Fertility will be visually <br />assessed and nitrogen fertilizer will be added in a subsequent <br />growing season, if vegetative growth indicates that such <br />amendment is warranted. <br />(vi) Revegetation Success <br />Data obtained from species diversity studies performed by Harrier- <br />White Ecological Consultants of Littleton, Colorado, during 1981 <br />and 1982 on three vegetation reference areas near the East Mines <br />were used not only to develop a reclamation seed mixture, but <br />also to determine a reclamation success standard for the Mines. <br />The data clearly showed that the area of the Mines is naturally <br />weedy and is not representative of the reclamation goals of the <br />Operator. To develop an acceptable standard for reclamation <br />success, literature surveys of vegetation information from the <br />Paonia area, data from local mines, data from Soil Conservation <br />Service range sites, as well as the data from the Mines reference <br />areas, were used collectively. Refer to the Vegetation Appendix in <br />Volume 9A for further information regarding the development of <br />. the success standard. <br />TR-48 74a 01 /08 <br />