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Comparing Reclamation at Different Sites - In order to discuss <br /> reclamation quality, it must first be pointed out that the difficulty of reclamation <br /> varies significantly from one site to another. Because essentially all sites are <br /> different, what might be considered poor reclamation at one site would be <br /> considered good or perhaps even very good reclamation at another site. <br /> Expending $2,000 per acre on a flat protected site somewhere along the front <br /> range of Colorado might provide very good reclamation, whereas the same <br /> expenditure on a 900 foot long, south facing, angle of repose fill slope without <br /> any topsoil near timberline will only produce average reclamation. <br /> Different Quality Reclamation at the Same Site - The quality of a <br /> reclamation project is not unlike the quality of many other types of projects. The <br /> law of diminishing return is as valid with reclamation as with many other types of <br /> jobs. The following graph illustrates the law of diminishing return with regard to <br /> reclamation. It basically shows that average reclamation can be attained at <br /> Coal Basin by expending $2,000 per acre but that very good or excellent <br /> reclamation at the same site would cost four to eight times as much. <br /> Diminishing Return <br /> $16,000 <br /> 14 000 <br /> 12 00 0 <br /> a� <br /> L <br /> 10 00 0 <br /> U <br /> 8r 000 <br /> @ <br /> fA <br /> i/ <br /> 6 000 <br /> 4 000 <br /> $2,000 00 <br /> $0 <br /> C <br /> O Cz O N O d <br /> a 0 � > rn <br /> > U <br /> (b X <br /> U <br /> Reclamation Quality <br /> 12 <br />