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5.22 Reclamation................................................................................................................................. 80
5.22.1 Reclamation Schedule ......................................................................................................... 80
5.22.2 Post-Mining Land Uses ........................................................................................................ 81
5.22.3 Areas to Be Closed and Reclaimed ..................................................................................... 81
5.22.4 General Reclamation............................................................................................................ 81
5.22.4.1 Soils............................................................................................................................... 81
5.22.4.2 Revegetation ................................................................................................................. 82
5.22.4.3 Weed Management ....................................................................................................... 83
5.22.4.4 Diversion Systems and Hydrologic Restoration ............................................................ 83
5.22.4.5 Regrading and Contouring Plans .................................................................................. 83
5.22.5 Site-Specific Reclamation .................................................................................................... 84
5.22.5.1 Mineable Pit................................................................................................................... 84
5.22.5.2 Waste Rock Facility....................................................................................................... 84
5.22.5.3 Low Grade Ore Stockpile .............................................................................................. 85
5.22.5.4 Plant Site and Mine Support Facilities .......................................................................... 85
5.22.6 Schedule and Phases of Reclamation ................................................................................. 86
5.22.7 Monitoring Plan .................................................................................................................... 87
6.0 FOREST SERVICE EVALUATION OF PLAN OF OPERATIONS.................................................... 88
7.0 TERMS AND CONDITIONS.............................................................................................................. 89
8.0 OPERATING PLAN ACCEPTANCE ................................................................................................. 90
9.0 OPERATING PLAN APPROVAL ...................................................................................................... 91
10.0 REFERENCES................................................................................................................................ 92
List of Figures
Figure 4.5-1 Typical Surface Water Channel Cross Sections...............................................................20
Figure 5.10-1 Geologic Setting and General Geology of Bear Lodge Mountains...................................63
Figure 5.10-2 Geology of the Bear Lodge District ...................................................................................64
Figure 5.10-3 Geology of the Bear Lodge Property ................................................................................66
List of Maps
Map 3.0-1
General Location.................................................................................................................4
Map 3.0-2
Bull Hill Mine Facilities and Access with Land Ownership..................................................5
Map 3.5-1
Mining Claims - Bull Hill Area..............................................................................................6
Map 4.2-1
Project Access - Bull Hill Area to Upton Plant Site ...........................................................10
Map 4.2-2
Bull Hill Area - Proposed Facilities........................................................... Map Pocket or 7A
Map 5.1-1
Locations of Air Monitoring and Meteorological Stations – Bull Hill Area .........................30
Map 5.3-1
Stream Gauging Stations, Surface Water Monitoring Locations and Surface Water
Sub-Basins – Bull Hill Area ...............................................................................................33
Map 5.3-2
Locations of Springs and Seeps – Bull Hill Area ..............................................................35
Map 5.3-3
Groundwater Monitoring Locations – Bull Hill Area ..........................................................36
Map 5.3-4
Location of Groundwater Monitoring Wells Outside the Project Area – Bull Hill Area......37
Map 5.5-1
Scenic Integrity Levels – Bull Hill Area .............................................................................49
Map 5.18-1
Black Hills National Forest Management Areas – Bull Hill Area.......................................76
Map 5.19-1
Grazing Allotments within the Project Area ......................................................................78
