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feet) may take slightly longer. The type of equipment that will be used includes rotary drill - rig(s), <br />water trucks, pipe trucks, pickup trucks, and miscellaneous support trucks. <br />Landscaping: A landscape plan is not necessary given the limited nature of the exploration <br />activities. The information provided in the reclamation plan addresses final site grading and <br />revegetation for the drill -pads. <br />RECLAMATION PLAN <br />The selected drill -sites are located on gentle slopes or bench areas to minimize grading <br />requirements. Maximum drill pad dimensions will be 100 x 100 feet; however, PSCM will make <br />every effort to minimize the disturbance footprint. In many instances, it is anticipated that the <br />extent of disturbance will be the immediate area around the drill rig and the adjacent mud pits. <br />Construction will be conducted in accordance with Rule 2.02.2(2)(f) and 4.21.4(5) of the <br />Regulations of the Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining.. Prior to earth- moving or <br />excavations of any type, the A and B horizons will be salvaged and stored in an area that will be <br />undisturbed and not subject to excessive wind or water erosion. At sites that have been <br />previously disturbed by agricultural or mining activities, if there is no distinction between the A <br />and B horizons, the topsoil will be salvaged as a single unit (letter from CDRMS to Mr. Scott <br />Cowman, dated October 6, 2008). The underlying subsoil materials will, if necessary, be <br />salvaged and stored in an area separate from A and B horizon materials. After stripping and <br />stockpiling the topsoil /subsoil materials, minor grading will be completed to establish the drill <br />pad and accommodate the drilling and support equipment. Runoff and sediment contributions <br />from the soil material stockpiles will be controlled through placement of a silt fence or soil berm <br />(approximately one foot in height) downgradient from the stockpile(s). <br />Mud pits will be constructed within the graded pad area. Generally two or three pits are required, <br />with typical pit dimensions of 10 feet x 5 feet and 6 feet deep. The size of the required pits is <br />dependent on the anticipated drilling depths and conditions. Materials excavated from the pits <br />will be stockpiled on the margins of the pad area and used to backfill the pits after the drilling is <br />completed. All drilling fluids will be contained within the mud pits, and all drilling supplies will <br />be contained within the area of the drill pad. Any runoff and associated suspended sediment from <br />the drill pad will be controlled and contained by a perimeter soil berm or silt fence on the <br />downgradient side(s) of the drill pad. <br />A total of six (6) holes will be drilled within the Peabody Sage Creek Mine Permit boundary. <br />These holes will range between 1,450 feet and 1,950 feet deep. More information about the <br />specifications of the holes can be found in Table 1, 2012 Drillhole Specifications. <br />Immediately upon cessation of operations, the subsoil will be replaced, with the surface left in a <br />roughened condition. The A and B horizons will then be replaced over the subsoil material in <br />accordance with Rule 4.21.4(5). <br />Proposed Reclamation Methods: The proposed exploration program is designed to minimize <br />new surface disturbance by utilizing existing roads and trails to the extent possible, placing drill <br />pads adjacent to existing roads, utilizing previously disturbed areas for drill pads, and limiting pad <br />Peabody Sage Creek Project 6 April 2012 <br />