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United States Department of Agriculture <br />Natural <br />N Resources <br />1 r. x ? Gonservaiiox? <br />Service <br />Phone: (719) 686-9405 <br />Leon.Kot@co.usda.gov <br />Boyd Astemborski <br />CIO Claim Jumper Rode Shop <br />P.O. Box 627 <br />Manitou Springs, CO 8(1829 <br />Teller-Park CD Ofte <br />Tamarac Businew Center <br />800 Rich Dr., Suite 100 <br />Woodland Park, CO 8=3 <br />Fax: (719) 686-9403 <br />At your request I made a site visit to your property near Fairplay on October 2& to assess the <br />vegetation for a reclamation recommendation for a planned 8.81 acres placer mining operation. <br />The site is located in the extreme northeast confer of the 80 acres comprising the S1/2 of the <br />SWIM of Section 33, Township 9 South, Range 77 West, & Prime Meridian. <br />The vegetation at the site was c3taractf.zed by a pi of Arizona lescue and Mountain <br />muhly, with Prairie jtm Wass, Westem wi etora ss and some mue grams and Fringed sagebrush <br />also present. The site is quite level and is just west of the Middle Fork of the South Platte, <br />adjaWtt to ongoing craning and materials promising. It Is Wnned that mine reclamation <br />activities will be carried out as the mining occurs and not delayed until all of the mining is finished. <br />Enclosed are copies of the soil map unit of the sort at the site, a soils description and a seeding <br />recommendation for use when mining ceases and reclamation commences. A comment on this <br />seeding mbd tnw. If enough topsoil is stockpiled to allow for 4-6 inures to be placed on the mined <br />area then tufted hairgrass should be kept In the suggested mixture, but this grass prefers normal <br />to higher than nomtal soil moisture so 9 sandy or gravelly material is left as the growth medium, <br />we recommend that the hakgrass be omitted from the planned seeding mix. <br />Fertilizer should be applied prior to drilling or Ong and packing the seed mix, at a rate of <br />35-40 pounds of acWW Nihogen (lh, Phosphorus (P) and if needed, Potassiurt (K). A soil test <br />needs to be taken to determine the appropriate amount of needed elements-again, potash may <br />not be required or, its rate may not be need to be as high as the N and P. <br />If you have any questions or need clarifications, contact me. <br />Leon S. Kot <br />District Conservationist <br />Enc. <br />nm Natural Resources Conservation Service works houd4n4 and with USDA NRCS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY <br />rho Am mican people to conserve natmnl resources on private tends PROVIDER AND F"LOYSER