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1996 Reclamation Summary <br /> Project Acreage Reclaimed Current Ownership <br /> Rock Dump Reclamation 14 Private <br /> Rock Tunnel Reclamation 7 Private <br /> Mines 1 and 2 Reclamation 18 Public <br /> Roads E, F, G Reclamation 51 Public/Private <br /> Spring Maintenance 0 Public/Private <br /> 1997 <br /> Spring Maintenance. Roadside ditches and associated culverts were cleaned to pass <br /> flows expected during summer thundershowers. Other on site berms and ditches were <br /> maintained as necessary. Over-seeding of the Sutey Waste Disposal Area was <br /> accomplished. <br /> Tree Planting Proiect. A volunteer effort to plant a total of approximately 5,000 trees <br /> was undertaken on two occasions in 1997. Trees were planted at the Mine 1 bench area, <br /> along the upper quarter mile of portion of Road D, and at the Mine 2 loadout area. Trees <br /> were also planted at the Mine 4 bench and at the former location of the powder <br /> magazines adjacent to Road B. Groups of volunteers from local schools and public <br /> interest groups were supervised by DRMS and U. S. Office of Surface Mining (OSM) <br /> staff. Two-year-old seedling trees were planted. <br /> The Tree Planting Project was completed on public property <br /> Mine 4 Revegetation. The purpose of this project was to vegetatively stabilize the Mine <br /> 4 outslopes. In order to do this, the surface of the slopes were mechanically roughened <br /> using a drum roller fitted with pyramid shaped steel plates. The roller was anchored to a <br /> dozer located on the mine bench, and was suspended on the slopes via a cable attached to <br /> the dozer. <br /> Following scarification, a Bonded Fiber Matrix containing seed and fertilizer was applied <br /> to the slopes from the crest, down slope approximately 100 feet. The lower portions of <br /> the slopes were also roughened, and then fertilized, seeded and mulched. Straw mulch <br /> and a liquid tackifier were applied to the lower slopes to hold the organic materials in <br /> place. Approximately twelve acres of slopes were revegetated during this project. <br /> The Mine 4 Revegetation Project was completed on public property. <br /> Warehouse Vicinity. The Warehouse Vicinity Project was a combination structural <br /> demolition and grading project. The warehouse area, the upper and lower coal stockpile <br /> areas and the overland conveyor corridor were all reclaimed as a part of this project. <br /> 10 <br />