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FACE="Arial" ><B> PHC-Reclamation, Inc.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>                         </B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=400 width="100%" colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Basin Creek Mine Revegetation (Montana)</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="575" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#006633" BORDERCOLORDARK="#006633" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 208 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="064f5b80.jpg" border=0 width="245" height="184" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>2000 - Initiation of Revegetation.</I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="310"><bR> <bR> <div> <B>Problem: </B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The Basin Creek Mine is located at an elevation of 7600 feet on the Continental Divide and has an annual growing season of approximately 100 days.  In this volcanic terrain, the clayey soils are acidic, low in nutrients and organics, and final reclamation slopes are prone to erosion.  </div> <bR> <div> <I><B> </B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 317 ><NOBR><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="065f5b70.jpg" border=0 width="245" height="183" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>2001 - First Year of Growth.</I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="310"><div> <B>Objective:</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">To improve these existing conditions, soil amendments were completed using lime (7.8 tons/acre application rate) and compost (134 cy/acre application rate).  The area was then ripped to a depth of 10" to loosen any compacted soil.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The PHC-REC Pitter/VAM seeding method was  utilized.  The Pitter constructed 10,000 shallow (8") depressions in the final surface which acted as seed beds and water retention basins.  The pitted surface also prevented the occurrence of erosion.  Mycorrhizal fungi pellets (distributed and buried during the pitting activity) inoculated the soil to accelerate the establishment of vegetation and to sustain vegetative growth.  In addition, the seed mix was dropped (during the pitting activity) both within the pits and between the pits to provide for optimal seeding coverage.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 243 ><NOBR><bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="066f5b80.jpg" border=0 width="245" height="184" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Spring of 2003 - Third year of growth.</I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="310"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>PHC Solutions:</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The revegetation project involved ripping, fertilizing, pitting, seeding, and the application of pelletized mycorrhizal fungi spores (VAM) on the leach pad cover.  </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 209 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="067f6b90.jpg" border=0 width="246" height="185" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Fall of 2003 - Third year of growth.</I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="310"><bR> <bR> <div> <B>Results:</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The final reclamation results illustrate the effectiveness of PHC-REC's Pitter/VAM seeding method in areas of extremely harsh growing conditions.  The leach pad cover was successfully revegetated and no amendments have been required since reclamation was completed.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>