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EXHIBIT E Reclamation Plan <br /> Reclamation of the South Pit will be integrated into mining operations addressing operational tasks <br /> (short term processes, such as visual berm construction) as well as long term aspects such as planting <br /> medium and re-vegetation efforts. During mining operations, surface soils and material that will <br /> suffice for planting medium will be bulldozed or removed via front end loader and transported to a <br /> nearby top soil stockpile with a front end loader. In the phase one area, this pile is currently <br /> developed and is located in the central portion of the phase one area. Immediately following each <br /> cycle of gravel extraction resulting in product stockpiles that may remain on site for several months or <br /> more, the gravel mining face will be pushed down to a 3:1 slope to minimize conditions that may <br /> result in material caving or unsafe conditions for personnel on foot or small vehicle. Once sufficient <br /> area has been extracted of gravel resource,the pit bottom area will be ripped with a bulldozer <br /> (12"depth prior to application of no less than twelve inches of planting media prior to seed mixture <br /> application (mix included below) at 28#/acre if broadcast and half that rate if drilled. A clean/straw <br /> mulch will be applied (4000#/acre) after seeding and fertilization (according to NRCS <br /> recommendations), crimped into the top 4"from surface with a disk. <br /> Reclaim areas will be re-vegetated when a minimum of five acres of mined land are available and not <br /> within the area needed for stockpiling and/or truck loading. A minimum of ten acres of reclaimed <br /> land area will be completed prior to notification to DRMS that the reclamation work has been <br /> completed and the operator is ready to move into the next Phase area. In this manner,the mine <br /> operator will commit to limiting active mining area to no more than 10 acres at one time through the <br /> life of mine. A USDA seeding mix and fertilizer recommendation report from the original reclamation <br /> plan is included with this exhibit. Noxious weed control has been addressed via contact with the <br /> Fremont County/Custer County Weed control office in the fall of 2014. Unfortunately,the weed <br /> control office could not visit the site prior to cold weather and snow conditions on site that limited <br /> assessment of the site for presence of noxious weed species. However, a letter from the Weed <br /> Control office is included in this exhibit that commits to performing a complete site inspection and <br /> formulation of an appropriate control plan in the spring of 2015. <br /> Timetable for Reclamation—South Pit <br /> 2015-2020 Phase One ten acres minimum dependent on extraction rate demand <br /> 2020-2030 Phase Two acreage and remaining Phase One area not already under reclamation <br /> 2030-2040 Phase Three and remaining Phase Two area not already under reclamation <br /> Re-vegetation progress will be assessed on a yearly basis and will be supplemented with additional <br /> seeding and mulching as necessary to result in a stand of dry land meadow grasses similar to <br /> conditions at the site prior to disturbance. Time of seeding will be late fall through end of April, with a <br /> 6 <br />