2008-07-18_PERMIT FILE - C1981038A

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i 32.05 2.05.5 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT FOR SIIRFACE OR UNDERGROUND MINING ACTIVITIES -- MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATION AND RECLAMATION PLANS. Postmining Land Uses. (Cont'd,) provide forage for wildlife and livestock and maintain a long lasting vegetative cover. Planted browse species identical to native vegetation will provide forage for wildlife, and replacement of pinyon pine and juniper trees will supply vital habitat for mule deer and other wildlife species. Agriculture planting mixtures, as outlined in Section 2.05.4(e)(ii), are to be used in val- ley bottom areas best suited for orchard crop- land. Selected fruit trees parallel past and present crops of areas with similar potential productivity. • The topography of the reclaimed areas will be supportive of recreational activities similar to that which previously existed. Due to slope and the presence of rock outcrops, lim- ited activities such as rock climbing and hik- ing are best suited to the intermediate hills and high country of the reclaimed mine proper- ty. Building site development potential has been severe due Co slope, instabiliCy of subsurface soils, seepage, and inaccessibility by conven- tional means prior to development of the Or- chard Valley Mine but will be improved Blighty after abandonment. Access roads at the Or- chard Valley Mine will be left in place, but will be suited primarily to Facilitate live- stock management practices. The existing un- improved road will remain Following final abandonment and reclamation of the Orchard Valley West Mine site to access properties north of the mine site and maintain the exist- ing right-ofway. (ii) Pre-mining and post-mining land use will he the same. • Revised 08/01/84 Revised 10/12/86 Revised 10/01/87 82