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Description of the Reclamation Plan <br />Surface Reclamation <br />The majority of the surface area disturbance will not be reclaimed until all mining has ceased. <br />Mine-related surface disturbances to be reclaimed at that time include: the D/B Portal area <br />facilities, water storage area, overland conveyors, slot storage area, loadout area, and the alluvial <br />well field/lagoon area at Scullion Gulch. All permitted access roads and the refuse haul road will <br />be reclaimed. All light use roads will be reclaimed, with the exception of pre-existing roads used <br />to access exploration or de-gas sites that BLM has yet to designate to be retained for post-mining <br />use. All sediment ponds controlling runoff from various surface facilities will be retained until <br />vegetation on reclaimed areas is sufficient to control erosion. An exception was made from the <br />requirement to maintain and operate Sediment Pond DP-1 until final reclamation and <br />revegetation has been determined successful. It is not possible to leave the DP-1 pond in place <br />after reclamation of the Scullion Gulch diversion culvert as the DP-1 pond was constructed on <br />top of the diversion culvert. The DP-1 pond will be destroyed when the removal of the diversion <br />culvert is achieved. The DP-1 pond will be removed at the time of structural demolition and <br />regrading of the facilities area. Alternative sediment control measures will be employed for the <br />reclaimed facility area. <br />Reclamation of all surface disturbances will involve the sealing of all portals, the removal of all <br />surface structures, backfilling to approximate original contour, reestablishment of disturbed <br />drainage patterns, replacement of topsoil on regraded areas and seeding and mulching of those <br />topsoiled areas. <br />Refuse areas, landfill areas and degas well pads are reclaimed contemporaneously. <br />Deserado Mine 23 June 18, 2009