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• <br />• <br />• <br />6 (FORM 2 - Public filing) <br />8. Describe the estimated topsoil depth and how topsoil will be salvaged, stockpiled and redistributed for the re- establishment of <br />vegetation. Specify approximate topsoil redistribution depth: <br />The topsoil at the site is mixed with a matrix of immature sandy loam surrounding large <br />cobble and boulder clasts. This unconsolidated unit is very discontinuous, very thin (Oft to <br />an estimated maximum of 10ft deep), and has a sharp contact with the underlying bedrock. <br />No topsoil is proposed to be stockpiled for reclamation. The long term end -use of the site is <br />intended to be preserved for mining related activities, therefore capping and vegetating the <br />existing waste rock footprint or the proposed expansion area does not meet the wishes of <br />the private land owner. <br />9. Describe how drill holes will be plugged (refer to Rule 5.4 of the Rules for required abandonment procedures): <br />Under this initial Notice, no surface drilling is being proposed. However, depending on <br />results from underground exploration activities, surface drilling may be considered in the <br />future. If surface drilling does become a necessary component for this project RSAS will <br />submit an amendment to this Notice under separate cover and will not conduct any surface <br />drilling without prior approval from DRMS. <br />10. Describe how portals, adits, shafts, ponds, excavations, or other disturbances will be reclaimed (refer to Rule 3 and Rule 5 for <br />specific reclamation performance standards). You may wish to contact the Division for closure specifications. <br />As stated above, the long term end -use of the site is intended to be preserved for mining related <br />activities, therefore capping and vegetating the existing waste rock footprint or the proposed <br />expansion area does not meet the wishes of the private land owner. The existing waste rock <br />pad, portal, discharge channel, and pond are all components that the private landowner wishes <br />to preserve for long term future use at the site. However, the following reclamation activities will <br />be completed upon site closure: Stabilization of any over - steepened slopes; revegetation of any <br />newly impacted surfaces that are not concealed by the old and new extents of the waste rock <br />pad; necessary re- grading and berm construction on the top of the waste rock pad to ensure <br />long term resistance to erosion; continuous water quality monitoring of the Oyama Tunnel <br />discharge until RSAS is released from the CDPS permit requirements. <br />11. Describe how roads will be reclaimed or returned to their pre - prospecting (or better) condition: <br />No roads will be reclaimed as part of this project. Access to the project will be entirely from <br />permanent roads that are maintained by San Juan County. <br />