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• <br />LYONS PLANT: DRMS Annual Report Additional Acreage Information <br />`• i <br />7. Number of acres currently affected = 396.3 acres <br />a. C Pit = 31.4 acres <br />b. Un- released Reclaimed Areas (final reclamation) = 334.8 acres <br />c. Reclamation In Progress = 30.1 acres <br />• <br />8. Number of acres newly affected during the current report year = 0 acres <br />• <br />9. Number of acres that were reclaimed curing the current report year <br />a. In Progress (not completed in the 2011 -2012 report year) = 30.1 acres <br />10. Estimated new acreage to be affected in the next report year = 0 acres <br />, 11. Estimated acres to be reclaimed in the next report year <br />a. New and In Progress Reclamation = 30 — 40 acres <br />12. Total Acres iri various stages of reclamation, since permitted mining activities began <br />The acreages for backfilling, grading, seeding, and amendments are for a snapshot in time and do <br />not include acres that have been completed since 1993, but were re- disturbed and /or re- reclaimed. <br />Areas that have been treated multiple times are not counted more than once. <br />a. Total Acres Backfilled = 293.4 acres <br />i. includes only areas where the pit has been filled into reach a final grade) <br />b. Total Acres Graded = 364.9 acres <br />i. Includes all areas that have been reclaimed as well as several areas where <br />reclamation is still in progress <br />c. Total Acres Seeded = 370.8 acres <br />i. Includes all areas that have been seeded at least once including stockpiles <br />d. Total Acres Fertilized = 370.8 acres <br />i. This number includes all areas treated with various applications traditional <br />chemical fertilizer as well as those•treated with Humega <br />e. Total Acres Topsoiled = 364.9 acres <br />i. Includes all areas where a suitable growth media has been applied including <br />both topsoil and subsoil <br />f. Total Acres Mulched = 370.8 acres <br />i. Areas reclaimed before 2005 were mulched with straw, while more recent <br />applications have been native weed -free grass hay. . <br />g. Topsoil Replacement Depth: Topsoil is applied at 4 to 8 inches per the reclamation plan. <br />h. Mulch Application Rate: 2 tons hay or straw per acre. <br />i. Seed Application Method: Seed was drilled from 1998 -2005 and broadcast subsequently <br />j. Fertilizer Application Method: Broadcast spreader <br />