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• SENECA II MINE <br />2008 ANNUAL RECLAMATION REPORT <br />2008 DISTURBANCE AREA <br />No additional acres were disturbed during 2008. The total disturbed area remains at 1,968.8 acres, excluding <br />the Pre-Law disturbance. This acreage is reflected on the CDRMS Annual Report Form and is included in <br />the text of the following report. The 2008 Reclamation Map portrays the extent of the disturbance <br />boundaries. <br />BACKFILLING AND GRADING <br />No backfilling occurred in 2008 at Seneca II mine. <br />SOIL AND SPOIL MONITORING <br />SCC is required by Permit C-80-005 to monitor the salvage, storage, and redistribution of soil and spoil <br />handling operations at Seneca II Mine. <br />• Soil Recovery Documentation <br />No additional topsoil was salvaged since no new disturbance occurred. <br />• Soil Pit - Topsoil Fertility/Spoil Quality <br />• No additional soil pit or spoil samples were collected within the Permanent Program permit area in 2008. <br />• Soil Balance <br />Seneca submitted the final soil balance as Technical Revision No. 31 on June 26, 1997 as the final reclamation <br />- topsoil management plan for Seneca H. Subsequently, the CDMG approved this final topsoil management <br />plan on December 9, 1997. Hence, no soil balance will be submitted with any further Annual Reclamation <br />Report. <br />• Soil Salvage, Storage and Replacement <br />Supplemental topsoiling was conducted at the solid waste landfill area. This supplemental topsoil was <br />recovered from the area in and around Stockpile P. Stockpile A still contains 1.0 acre feet of topsoil. This <br />topsoil is designated for the reclamation of the main shop area. <br />TABLE 08.1 <br />TOPSOIL STOCKPILE VOLUMES <br />Stockpile Designation (l Volume ac.ft. <br />Stockpile A 1.0 <br />TOTAL 1.0 <br />(1 See Exhibit 12-1, Operations Plan, in the PAP for Stockpile A location. <br />•