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DRMS PERMIT NO. M- 1980 -110 <br />112 AMENDMENT APPLICATION <br />EXHIBIT E — RECLAMATION PLAN <br />1. General. <br />This Reclamation Plan addresses the final disposition of the Henderson Pit (Sandy Acres) <br />almost 20 years after mining ceased. <br />The purpose of this reclamation plan is to describe the process of returning the land to a stable <br />condition compatible with the Authority's land use plans for this area. The Authority does not <br />plan any future commercial development for this site. <br />There is a triangular shaped area in the north -east corner of the permit area that was used to <br />build the E -470 highway in 2003. This is the final post mining land use for this approx. 20 acres <br />of the total permit area of approx. 70 acres. <br />The remaining permit area's post mining land use shall be pasture land. <br />The Authority plans to transport inert fill material, by conveyor and other hauling methods, to fill <br />Sandy Acres lake. The Authority will issue a bid package for the work and contract to have the <br />work done starting in fall 2014 and completed by the end of 2015. <br />The Authority has reached agreement with Brannan Sand and Gravel to supply the inert fill <br />material required to fill the lake. The Authority's contractor will use a system of conveyor belts to <br />transport the fill material from the west side of Nome Street to the east side via a concrete box <br />culvert to be installed by the contractor. The contractor will then haul or convey the material into <br />the lake and slowly fill the void created by historic mining. Contractor shall use a combination of <br />front end loaders and other earth moving equipment to load and unload the fill material on either <br />end of the conveyor belt system. <br />The contractor construction activities shall be limited to the permit area. The contractor shall be <br />responsible for repairing any excessive damage to non -work areas. The surface footprint of the <br />fill operation will be minimized to the extent practical. <br />No contaminated soils are expected. All the material used to fill the lake will be provided by <br />Brannan's inert fill material. The fill material that will be used is "wash fines" which is comprised <br />of small sized particles less than 5mm. This material is left over after the virgin rock has been <br />excavated, then crushed, washed and screened to extract the commercially usable aggregate. <br />Contractor shall use stabilized construction entrances (vehicle tracking pads) to prevent tracking <br />of dirt or mud onto the roadway. <br />The Authority intends to demolish the abandoned buildings on the east side of Nome Street. <br />These buildings are owned by the E-470 Public Highway Authority. This will be probably be <br />done under a different contract from the lake filling contract. <br />APR 0 G 2014 <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining & Safety <br />