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EXHIBIT E — Reclamation Plan <br />The current primary land use of this site is general agriculture. The property has been used for <br />cattle grazing and calving and there are old wooden corrals on the old mining bench. The <br />irrigated field with the gravel under it once grew alfalfa. The reclamation plan is to return this <br />area to a functioning field that will irrigate the same direction as the existing field. Since Delta <br />County is not in agriculture, the post mining land use will be rangeland with all areas of topsoil <br />replacement seeded to a dry land pasture. Delta County intends to place a conservation easement <br />on the property that will limit future owners to one residence and agricultural uses of the land. <br />The old mining bench will remain much as it is now and the new access road will remain after <br />reclamation for the use of future land owners. The high wall around the field that was left by the <br />previous mining operation will be eliminated. <br />As described in the Mining Plan, any quality topsoil will be segregated, stockpiled and stabilized <br />with a dry land pasture mix until used in reclamation. Slopes along North Road will be graded <br />concurrently with mining operations to no steeper than 3:1, h:v into the pit. A 20 to 40 foot <br />buffer will remain between the southern property boundary and the beginning of the 3:1 slope <br />into the pit. Since the natural gravel will remain in place, these slopes will be stable and require <br />no further compaction. The floor of the pit will slope gently to the north and blend into the <br />existing bench. Approximately 12 to 18 inches of gravel will be left on the pit floor to permit <br />natural drainage. Overburden and topsoil will be replaced on the slopes as soon as practical. <br />Topsoil will be replaced by either a scraper or front -end loader and dozer or motor grader. Fine <br />grading will be done with a motor grader. The operator will replace 6 to 12 inches of topsoil on 2 <br />to 3 feet of overburden. A drainage ditch will be cut along the lower end of slopes with topsoil <br />replacement to match current drainage patterns of the irrigated field. <br />There is an area at the west end of the field that was left as a steep high wall very close to North <br />Road that will be backfilled with waste rock and overburden to create a stable 3:1 h:v slope to <br />match the new 3:1 slope crated along the southern boundary of the mining area. Material will be <br />compacted by the equipment used to place it. The bench area will be graded to match existing <br />drainage after all other operations are complete. Topsoil will not be replaced on the bench. The <br />total disturbed area to be reclaimed under this permit is approximately 45 acres including the old <br />bench. <br />Seeding of the area will take place when the entire property has been mined and all applicable <br />topsoil has been replaced and graded. This will prevent incidental disturbance of seeded areas <br />while there are still mining operations on the property. The areas to be seeded will be ripped and <br />disked to loosen the soil. Seed can be drilled or broadcast on the entire area. The seeding rate <br />will be doubled if broadcast. Weed free mulch will be crimped into the surface by tracked <br />equipment at 2000 pounds per acre. Fertilizer may be added as determined by soil tests at the <br />time of seeding. Seeding will take place in the fall to take advantage of winter moisture. A dry <br />land seed mix suitable for rangeland reclamation will be used and is listed below. There are 7 or <br />8 cottonwood trees on or below the bench that are not expected to be disturbed except 2 or 3 in <br />the old high wall area that will be removed for backfilling. The only other trees in the area of <br />disturbance are tamarisk and elm trees that sprouted voluntarily after past mining ended. The <br />operator does not wish to introduce new trees on this site. <br />NRoad Pit 2014 <br />