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growth medium replacement depth has been used in the financial warranty calculations <br />discussed in Section 13.0 of this Project Description. <br />12.3.3 Revegetation <br />After growth medium placement and grading, soil sampling may be performed to <br />determine the potential need for use of additional soils amendments to enhance <br />revegetation efforts. Fertilizer and other appropriate soil amendments will be broadcast <br />on the reclamation areas before, during or after growth medium placement depending on <br />site specific conditions and constraints (e.g., accessibility, moisture content, application <br />rate). <br />Application of the seed mix presented in Table 12 -1 will be broadcast, drilled, or <br />hydroseeded onto the placed growth medium. Depending upon availability and other <br />factors, an alternate species may be used. Table 12 -1 provides a list of preferred species <br />of seeds and a list of alternative species seeds in the event the preferred seed is not <br />commercially available. The application rate of the seed mix will be approximately 25 <br />pounds of pure live seed ( "PLS ") per acre. The seed mix may be further incorporated <br />into the growth medium covered using a rangeland harrow, slope chain, or equivalent <br />equipment, as necessary and feasible. Broadcast or drill seeded areas will generally not <br />required to be mulched. Hydromulch or other surface treatments may be utilized to <br />facilitate the revegetation efforts in steep or high profile areas and generally will be <br />applied at a rate of 2,000 pounds per acre of wood fiber hydromulch. A combination of <br />broadcasting of the seed mix presented in Table 12 -1 followed by slope chaining or <br />harrowing and/or hydroseeding/ hydromulching were used in the financial warranty <br />calculations presented in Section 13.0 of this Project Description. <br />The addition of soil fertilizer has been estimated for financial warranty calculations at a <br />rate of 400 pounds per acre of a blend of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer <br />product. The results from actual soils analyses and observations of the specific <br />reclamation areas will be used to determine the appropriate fertilizer blend and <br />application rates. <br />Evergreen (such as Engelman spruce and Bristlecone pine) and deciduous species (such <br />as aspen) transplants will be obtained where possible during growth medium salvaging <br />activities. These transplants, and containerized woody plant species obtained from <br />commercial sources, will be used on areas undergoing reclamation or may be placed in <br />nursery areas for future use at the Cresson Project. A variety of tree and shrub species, <br />Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company <br />Cresson Project Mine Life Extension 2 <br />12 -4 <br />