1978-10-11_REPORT - M1977378

• Permit No: M1977378
• IBM Index Class Name: REPORT
• Doc Date: 10/11/1978
• Doc Name: Reclamation Plan Progress Report
• From: Standard Metals Corp
• To: MLRD
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

(1)
In the mining permit application for regular operations submitted by
Standard Metals Corporation on October 1, 1977, and approved by the
Mined Land Reclamation Board on January 25, 1978, 140 acres was listed
as the total acreage affected by the current operation. During the
past year, an additional 3.2 acres has been affected by the mining
operation. The newly affected lands exist outside boundaries described
in the permit application and are divided between two locations.
One site is at the American Tunnel Portal area, which previously was
listed as having 10 acres of moderately disturbed land. An area of
1.2 acres of affected land also moderate in disturbance has now been
added, bringing the total affected acreage at this site to 11.2 acres.
See appendix A-1 for legal description, and Map 5 for geographical
location.
The second site is the Terry Tunnel area, which was not included in
the original permit application because no measurable disturbance
existed at this location at the time of application. However, due to
increased activity at this portal, an area totalling 0.5 acre has since
been affected, having moderate disturbance. (See Map 6 for geographi-
cal location. )
These additional moderately affected acreages totalling 3.2 acres at the
two portal areas can be reclaimed at minor expense, thus the present re-
clamation bond set at $347,543 will be sufficient to absorb the addi-
tional cost involved.
Finally, during the past year of operation, Tailings Pond No. 4 has in-
creased in size, and the total acreage now overlain equals 18.5
acres. This acreage approximates that projected in the mining permit
application which equals 19.4 acres. (See Map 2.)
(2) and (3)
The Reclamation Plan (Exhibit E) outlined in the permit application for
regular operations employed a three phase procedure for revegetation
of affected lands having major disturbance (i.e. , active and inactive
tailings ponds) . The three phases are:
1. Seedbed Stabilization
2. Pioneer Community Establishment
3. Successional or Climax Community Establishments
Other affected lands having moderate or minor disturbance (e.g. , borrow
or construction areas) require only the latter two phases mentioned above
for revegetation.
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