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Dreher Pit <br />RECLAMATION PLAN EXHIBIT E <br />6.4.5 (1) Mining will be using steeper slopes (i.e., 2:1). The final <br />reclamation plan will be to use overburden to create 3:1 final <br />slopes. Scraper, dozer, and motor graders will be used to establish <br />slopes, smooth the surface, and establish a system of minor <br />terraces to control washing of the topsoil. Topsoil will be replaced <br />at a rate of 5 to 8 inches on all disturbed sites. A mulch of well - <br />rotted hay or manure will be spread on the surface and worked to <br />incorporate and stabilize the surface. A disc or chisel will be used <br />in these operations. Seed will be hydro seeded or drilled back to <br />get a uniform coverage of vegetation. If seed is broadcast, rates <br />will be doubled. Natural Resources Conservation has given us a <br />recommended blend of grass to re -seed. <br />The recommendation calls for 15% Sand Blue Stem, 20% Prairie <br />Sand Reed, 10 % Switch grass, 10% Side Oats Grama, 25% <br />Western Wheatgrass, 10% yellow indigenous grass and 10% Blue <br />Grama, for a total of 9.8 lbs. of pure live seed per acre. Seeding <br />will be done in the late fall or very early spring. Success will <br />hinge on the amount of moisture available. Winter wheat and or <br />oats will be mixed with our seed blend to get a quicker protective <br />stand. We should have success in 2 to 3 seasons of returning the <br />land to range land. Average pasture rates in this area of the state is <br />12 acres per animal unit (cow -calf pair). <br />When topsoil is removed, it will be used as a berm to protect the <br />excavation from storm water. The topsoil will be seeded with <br />western wheat grass to keep from blowing and washing and to <br />ensure fertility. <br />8 <br />