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TR-07 RECLAMATION PLAN <br /> Potential Final Land Uses <br /> The final land use for the remaining area to be mined is now clear. That use will be for <br /> rangeland/wildlife habitat with a revegetation program intended to meet those ends. <br /> Natural Values Matrix of the Property - Deleted <br /> Applicability to Previously Mined Lands <br /> (Deleted - No longer relevant as all previously <br /> mined land has been fully reclaimed or <br /> is in the final stages of reclamation. Management <br /> provisions still apply.) <br /> General Approach to Reclamation Process on This Land <br /> Protection of the various resources required to properly rehabilitate the land after mining is a key <br /> element of this reclamation plan. These resources include soils and overburden materials and,when <br /> feasible, the seed bank contained in the soil. Through the replacement of these ingredients the highest <br /> potential for success in establishing the required vegetation is made available. <br /> But before those materials can be placed on the surface, a proper topography must be created. The <br /> plan for the topography is to simulate, as closely as possible, the character of prairie land. As there is only <br /> one area left to mine the character of that land is essentially a very gentle, nearly flat northward-trending <br /> slope with a drainage to its east. Thus, maintaining the same character will be relatively easy. In the <br /> revegetation plan, the emphasis is definitely on replacing the kind of species that are typically found in <br /> these situations. <br /> Backfill Requirements <br /> OVERVIEW: Backfilling of the mining pits is a requirement of the lease and of this plan. Each <br /> and every pit produced must be backfilled to meet the specifications contained in the Operations Plan <br /> approved by to the Colorado State Board of Land Commissioners. A copy of the approved (New) <br /> Operation Plan is included along with the new lease in the new Legal Right to Enter exhibit which is <br /> Exhibit N. The backfilling process will produce a final topographic configuration that meets the standards <br /> for deviation from the original topography. It has been determined that, due to the methods used in <br /> backfilling, compaction to a particular standard is not required. <br /> Coal Creek Sand Resource Amendment 3 (2005)- M-1988-044 Exhibit E Page 8 <br />