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Earthday Award Presentation Presented by: Lynn Kunzler Senior Reclamation Biologist Utah Div. of Oil, Gas, and Mining Rosebud Mine Reclamation.

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1 Earthday Award Presentation Presented by: Lynn Kunzler Senior Reclamation Biologist Utah Div. of Oil, Gas, and Mining Rosebud Mine Reclamation

2 Located in Western Box Elder County

3 Operations began in 1995, removing flagstone from two pits.

4 Expanded to a large mining operation in 2000

5 2010, BLM challenged Flagstone as a locatable mineral

6 By 2012, Operator entered an agreement to relinquish claims and reclaim and BLM would allow claims to be filed near another quarry.

7 Fall of 2013, reclamation work began on the two quarries Thousands of cubic yards of waste rock and overburden moved back into the two pits

8 Additional material used to completely backfill the pits and eliminate highwalls

9 After regrading, all areas were broadcast seeded wih species that would be beneficial to the greater Sage Grouse

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11 Vegetation is establishing on reclaimed areas.

12 Thank You - Any Questions ?


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