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The above acreages do not include the 2.9 acre rail loadout site at Loma, <br />Colorado, in Mesa County which has been reclaimed. The Operator hauled the coal <br />material from the loadout to the Munger Canyon portal area and then seeded the <br />disturbed area at the loadout. A portion of the coal material placed at the Munger <br />Canyon portal was hauled to the coal refuse pile during the 2007 reclamation project. <br />The following sections identify proposed methodology for restoring areas <br />disturbed by the operation to a condition equal to, or greater than, the highest previous <br />use in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board and the Office of Surface Mining. Topics presented include: <br />o Post-mining Topography <br />o Topsoil Removal and Storage <br />o Backfilling and Grading <br />o Surface Preparation Topsoil Placement <br />o Revegetation Practices <br />o Protection of Newly Seeded and Planted Areas <br />o Prevention of Public Hazards <br />o Reclamation Schedule and Costs <br />o Evaluation Techniques for Revegetation <br />The affected area has been returned to approximate original contours with <br />special consideration of reestablishing the ephemeral drainageways. Existing or pre- <br />mining land use is the principle criterion for establishing reclamation objectives. Overall <br />average parity between pre-mining and post-mining land use will be achieved as a <br />result of our reclamation, reestablishing the land use capability of the affected lands. <br />No particular or unique reclamation problems exist that have not been <br />successfully dealt with in other semi-arid western coal mining operations that can be <br />related to this exploration operation by similarity. <br />The reclamation of rangeland will be in those areas where topographic features <br />are commensurate with the historical and proposed use. The blending of rangeland <br />into the steeper sloped wildlife habitat will allow for the provision of the maximum extent <br />of domestic and wildlife use. Seeding will be by broadcast seeding. <br />RN-05 3-2 <br />09-07 <br />