Laserfiche WebLink
Maximum allowable acreage = 150 <br />(see item 1 in assumptions and parameters) <br /> remainder of <br />Acreage apportionment - cumulative total 150 maximum <br />Processing plant 20 acres 20 acres 130 acres <br />% of hard pack 40% <br />acres hard pack 8 acres <br />Soil/Overburden stockpiles 10 acres 30 acres 120 acres <br />Active Extraction Occurring 70 acres 100 acres 50 acres <br />Reclaiming but not seeded 50 acres 150 acres 0 acres <br />total = 150 <br />I Plant Reclamation - mostly grading; very little backfilling <br />Grading acres 20 acres <br />Estimated cost per acre $500.00 <br />Total = $10,000.00 <br />Ripping hard pack 8 acres <br />Estimated cost per acre $400.00 <br />Total = $3,200.00 <br />Revegetation per acre see below <br />TOTAL PROCESSING PLANT = $13,200.00 <br />and Overburden Stockpile Reclamation - material used in backfill therefore revegetation only <br />Estimated acreage occupied 10 acres <br />Revegetation per acre see below includes seeding and management as upland <br />Total = $0.00 <br />Extraction Areas - mainly backfilling and grading <br />Acreage occupied 70 acres (maximum in worst case) <br />Mean backfill depth 5 feet (approx equal to soil+overburden depth) <br />Total volume of backfill 15,246,000 cubic feet <br />564,667 cubic yards <br />Cost per cubic yard $1.25 <br />Total = $705,833.33 <br />Revegetation costs (see calculations in the sections below) <br />Oed but not seeded - may require some additional rough grading of final backfill surface <br />Acreage occupied 50 acres <br />Cost per acre $200.00 <br />Total = $10,000.00 <br />of entire 150 acres of allowable Major Disturbance <br />Seeding cost per acre $625.00 (based on quote) <br />Acres 150 <br />Total cost $93,750.00 <br />MAJOR DISTURBANCE RECLAMATION COSTS = $822,783.33 <br />Cost/acre $5,485.22 for 150 acres <br />Most roads will be contained within areas to be mined or will remain. <br />I feet = 3000 feet Mean width = 15 feet <br />area = 1.03 acre <br />Cost for ripping = $3.00 per lineal foot <br />Total = $9,000.00 <br />Seeding Cost = $1,000.00 per acre (includes additional seedbed preparation) <br />Total = $1,033.06 <br />TOTAL ROAD RECLAMATION COSTS = $10,033.06