Scrapers remove topsoil and redistribute it on the area being reclaimed.
Topsoil is stockpiled only when it is impractical to remove and redistribute it in one continuous operation. The topsoil removed from area 1 is being spread on the reclaimed land. Scrapers are removing subsoil. A drill rig bores blast holes in preparation for blasting the overburden. All blasting must be done between sunrise and sunset and a blasting schedule must be published in the local newspaper.