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Greg Lewicki And Associates, PLLC <br />11541 Warrington Court Phone (303) 346-5196 Fax: (303)-346-6934 <br />Parker, CO USA 80138 E-Mail:info@lewicki.biz <br />April 28, 2009 <br />MCI <br />To: Dan Mathews <br />From: Greg Lewicki <br />RE: Revegetation Plan for the Elam's Vagneur Pit <br />Given your 30 years + of experience of dryland western slope reclamation and revegetation, your <br />recommendation on the enclosed revegetation plan for Elam's Vagneur Pit near Woody Creek, <br />Colorado would be extremely helpful. <br />As we discussed on the phone, an adjacent landowner has expressed concern that the reclamation of <br />the site (using grasses) will look different than surrounding areas that have large amounts of sage. We <br />would like to explore changes to the revegetation plan that may provide this added shrub component <br />that the landowner desires. The attached map shows the basic details of the site. The reclamation plan <br />calls for 12" of topsoil to be replaced on site prior to revegetation. The topsoil to do this has been <br />stockpiled on site. The elevation is approximately 7350 feet. <br />Overall, the reclamation plan will create 3H:1 V slopes leading to a relatively flat bottom <br />approximately 30-45 feet below the pre-mine terrace. Your recommendation for the reclamation seed <br />mix and procedures of application would be presented to the County, and if accepted by them and the <br />landowner, would be changed in the permit as part of a technical revision. <br />The current revegetation plan is listed below. <br />The dry rangeland seed mix will be applied to the slopes of the pit as well as the flat areas on the perimeter of the pit to <br />include the pit floor. This seed mix has been developed based on a post-mining use of dry rangeland. It will be more than <br />adequate to control erosion for the site and provide good cover. Once sufficient ground cover is established sage seeds will <br />be planted along the slopes as per the seed plan.