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• will be broadcast on the reclamation areas before, during, or after growth medium <br />placement depending on, site specific conditions and constraints (e.g., <br />accessibility, moisture content, application rate). The seed mix presented in Table <br />11-1 will be broadcast, drilled, or hydro-seeded onto the growth medium. <br />Depending upon availability and other factors, the species listed in Table 11-2 <br />may be substituted for those in Table 11-1. The application rate of either seed mix <br />will be approximately 25 lbs/acre. The seed mix will be covered using a rangeland <br />harrow, slope chain, or equivalent equipment, as necessary and feasible. <br />Broadcast or drill seeded areas will generally not be mulched. Hydromulch or <br />other surface treatments may be utilized to facilitate the revegetation efforts in <br />steep or high profile areas and generally will be hydromulched at 2,000 pounds <br />per acre of wood fiber mulch. A combination of broadcasting of the seed mix <br />presented in Table 11-1 followed by slope chaining or harrowing, and/or <br />hydroseeding/hydromulching of portion of the area were used in the financial <br />warranty calculations presented in Section 12.0 of this Project Description. <br />Fertilizer has been estimated for financial warranty calculations at a rate of 400 <br />pounds per acre of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. The results from actual <br />• soils analyses and observations of the specific reclamation areas will be used to <br />determine the appropriate fertilizer blend and application rates. <br />Evergreen (such as Engelmann spruce and Bristlecone pine) and deciduous <br />species (such as aspen) transplants will be obtained where possible during growth <br />medium salvaging activities. These transplants, and containerized woody plant <br />species obtained from commercial sources, will be used on areas undergoing <br />revegetation or may be placed in nursery areas for later use. A variety of trees and <br />shrubs species, adapted to the site, will be planted on appropriate reclamation <br />sites. This may include seeding of some woody plant species. Approximately 150 <br />trees and/or shrubs per acre will be planted on most north- and east-facing slopes. <br />The planting of approximately 150 trees and/or shrubs accounts for the potential <br />for less than 100% survival of the transplants and eliminates the need for <br />replanting. The shrubs and trees currently planted include gooseberry at about 50 <br />plants per acre, wood rose at about 50 plants per acre, Engelmann spruce at about <br />25 plants per acre, and Bristlecone pine at about 25 plants per acre. <br />• Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company <br />Cresson Project Mine Life Extension <br />11-4