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Exhibit E <br />Reclamation Plan <br />The top 6 -12" of native topsoil will be stripped and stock piled before mining operations are to <br />begin. All stripped topsoil will be relocated to the outer 100' of Pit boundaries for storage. <br />Topsoil stockpiles will be shaped and seeded with seed mix in (E -2) in order to minimize and <br />prevent erosion. Reclamation will occur as the pit is mined and the walls are sloped to final <br />grade of a minimum 3H:1 V final grade. Native topsoil will be applied over all disturbed areas at <br />a depth of 6 -12" with the use of dozers, excavators and front end loaders. Once finish grade has <br />been established, tilling or chiseling will occur in order to loosen up the soil. Drill seeding will <br />be used to apply the seed (Mix in Exhibit E -2). After seeding, straw will be mulched and spread <br />over the seeded area with crimping to hold it in place. <br />The schedule of reclamation shall occur as mining activities take place in the phases described in <br />the mining plan and will depend on the duration of removing and stockpiling materials. The <br />phases have duration of three to five years and the reclamation will take place following each <br />phase of mining. The initial mining will occur on the West end of the Pit with progression to the <br />East. Phase I and II will affect from 15 to 20 acres and Phase III -V will mine the remaining <br />property. All pit walls will be stabilized and seeded for stability during the mining process and <br />maintained at a 2:1 slope in the non - reclaimed state. The pit walls will be final graded and <br />reclaimed when an area is in final reclamation. When all inventory and stockpiles have been <br />removed, the Pit floor will be reclaimed using grading and drilling seed to achieve pasture for <br />grazing. <br />The current property is approximately 70% native grasses (blue gramma & wheatgrass) and <br />approximately 1% woody plants (Sage & Rabbitbrush). There are approximately 30 Pifion trees <br />on the property in an area that will not be disturbed. Reclamation will use the native seed mix in <br />Exhibit E -2 to return the property to the post mining status with additional seed to improve the <br />grazing properties of the affected land. <br />*�kej:s,jA E -1 <br />