2010-06-21_REVISION - C1981008 (2)

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C-1981-008 PR-06 June 21, 2010 Page 11 of 30 a. Please adjust the horizontal scale of the cross sections to be I"= 400', consistent with the scale used in the Plan View and on the majority of the maps in the permit b. Please use 5:1 vertical exaggeration (i.e. 1" = 80') so that elevation details are not "lost" in the large horizontal extent of the sections; and c. Please move the cross sections to a separate sheet (stretching the vertical scale will likely make this necessary), perhaps naming it Map 2.05.4-1a. 38. The original questions remains. The anticipated years of mining have been provided on Map 2.05.4-1-2 - Western Mining Area Post Mine Topography & Mining Sequence, but the lines marking the individual cuts have been removed. Please restore the individual cut lines to this map and provide a bar scale. Rule 2.05.3(5) Topsoil Removal and Storage, Rule 2.05.4(2)(d) Reclamation Plan for Removal, Storage and Redistribution of Topsoil and Subsoil 39A. Topsoil salvaged from lands north of BB Road has generally been "live-hauled" for replacement on lands previously backfilled and graded behind (east of) the active pit. Topsoil salvaged from the Morgan property has been continuously placed in stockpiles (Lift A and Lift B) since the spring of 2008. Topsoil stockpile volumes on the Morgan Property, as of April 27, 2010 have been added to Map 2.04.9-2. Distribution of the A and B and Mixed stockpiles has been presented using the areas (56+ acres undisturbed and 51+ acres disturbed) as they existed in February 2008. Confining the A and B two-lift replacement to the western 56+ acres results in thicknesses of 24" and 54.6", respectively. The thickness of Mixed topsoil is given as 22" across the eastern portion of the Morgan property. The Division has calculated that these same volumes might be better distributed as follows: • Lift A and/or Mixed A & B distributed to a uniform thickness of 22" across the entire Morgan property ("Mixed" topsoil should be of similar quality to Lift A, given the salvage methods used). • Lift B distributed to a thickness of 33" across Morgan Fields 2 and 3 in their entirety. This would allow for a combined A + B thickness of 22" + 33" = 55" in these areas, thereby limiting the area for which the Bench 1 material functions as "subsoil" to the easternmost 22 acres. Please consult with the Morgan's on the final topsoil distribution plan for their property and provide a current topsoil balance. If acceptable to the Morgan's, maximize the proposed Lift A, Lift B and mixed topsoil over the entire Morgan property. Landowner consent must be provided for the final plan that WFC submits. The Division understands that mining operations at New Horizon are projected to be complete in the year 2012. The permit does not currently include text or maps detailing the material removal and storage that will occur during the latter phases of mining. Rule 2.05.3(5) addresses the