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Liberty Mining, LLC <br />DRMS 110 -d Permit Application <br />October 2013 <br />mine site is restricted due to the season, then reclamation will begin as soon as possible <br />thereafter. <br />Initial reclamation activities will include the removal of all trash and debris, dispersion of all <br />previously cleared trees and natural debris. All disturbed soils will be graded and scarified in <br />preparation for topsoil application. All unnecessary drainage channels and ponds will be <br />cleaned /cleared out and backfilled to blend with the surrounding, undisturbed ground. No trash <br />or debris is to be buried on site. <br />The access road to the mine site will be left open during reclamation for site access. The road <br />will be graded and contoured to update drainage and usability. The mine access road will <br />remain open after reclamation of the mine for recreational access. <br />The uranium ore storage pad and sump pond material will be decontaminated, broken up, and <br />placed inside the portal prior to the installation of the bulkhead. The disposal location of the ore <br />storage pad and sump pond material within the mine would be determined during the mining <br />operations, but will be a dry and stable location within the mined formation. <br />During reclamation, the mine portals, boreholes and power drops will be abandoned using <br />standard closure methods of a polyurethane foam (PUF) plug, capped with concrete backfilled <br />and covered with top soil and reseeded. The boreholes used for water and power drop casings <br />will be cut below the surface; a PUF plug inserted, then backfilled and reseeded according to <br />the site seed rate and mixture. <br />The waste rock and overburden stockpile will remain in place. The stockpile will be graded and <br />contoured not to exceed a 3:1 slope and to closely match the surrounding terrain. The pile will <br />be stabilized, scarified and seeded. Seeding would be accomplished with pocking the pile and <br />using the proposed site seed rate and mixture. Permanent stormwater control features would <br />be implemented to control erosion and aid in seed viability. <br />Both mine portals will be backfilled to a minimum of fifteen feet into the decline. Larger boulders <br />and rip rap will be placed in the depth of the decline to create a stable foundation for the <br />overlying backfill material. The remaining backfill will be of graded material and placed in lifts of <br />no more than three feet in thickness to prevent bridging. The portals will be filled to the existing <br />grade of the mining operations pad. The backfill will be slightly mounded at the surface to allow <br />for some long -term settlement of material and to prevent ponding and water infiltration into the <br />mine. <br />All structures and buildings will be dismantled and removed from the site. No permanent man- <br />made structures or buildings are planned. If a water treatment system becomes necessary <br />during the mining operations, the water treatment facility and all associated piping and ditches <br />will be removed or backfilled as necessary. All disturbances will be adequately reseeded <br />according the re- vegetation plan. <br />D (2) Reclamation Costs <br />A cost estimate for the mining reclamation activities can be found below, in Table D.S. The <br />costs in the table are derived from similar mining project reclamation costs in the past five years. <br />Liberty Mining, LLC Moab, Utah SMA Ref. 5821897 Page 29 <br />