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RECLAMATION PLAN EXHIBIT D <br />6.3.4 - Final grading will be such that the topography is <br />appropriate to the reclaimed use of the property, i.e., as <br />rangeland. Mining will progress across the area previously <br />disturbed by mining to the base of the existing highwall. This <br />highwall is approximately 20 to 25 feet tall and was created <br />during the last mining event many years ago. We will not <br />disturbe the existing highwall. Some scaling will be necessary <br />to removed rock that is loose to prevent it from falling onto the <br />mine floor. From the toe of this highwall the floor will be <br />lowered approximately 12 feet to a level consistent with the <br />roadway on the south side of the mine. At no time will a 40 to <br />50 foot highwall be constructed at the mine. The floor will be a <br />gentle slope from the toe of the face to the road. This will <br />maintain the historic drainage across the mine. This sloping rate <br />is shallower then what is found on the property now. <br />Once mining is complete, the floor area will be shaped and <br />graded leaving the area suitable of use as an equipment parking <br />area and rangeland. <br />Weed control will be implemented by our concentrate on <br />controlling the noxious weeds on the reclaimed area following <br />normal NRCS recommendations. <br />28 (revised 3/24/14) <br />