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RECLAMATION PLAN <br />1.0 Introduction <br />EXHIBIT E <br />Map F-1 shows the Reclamation Plan for the site. Map F-2 shows the final post -mine land uses of the <br />permit area. <br />As previously stated, the mining of the pre -law waste gravel piles, highwalls and other disturbances will <br />provide many benefits to improve the site. The most important benefits are listed below: <br />1) Rid the site of waste gravel piles that have swelled in volume from past mining and are unsightly from <br />all directions, including the town of Alma. <br />2) Provide a more natural smooth landscape that can be used to benefit the town, the owners and wildlife. <br />3) By strict salvaging of fines from the processing plants of both the gold and gravel operations, a <br />substitute topsoil will be made to cover the vast majority of the site prior to revegetation efforts. This <br />will result in much improved vegetation for the entire site. <br />4) Provide wetland fringes along ponds that will be left on site in open space areas that can also be used <br />by wildlife. <br />5) Reclaim old highwalls left by past pre -law mining operations to the extent possible. As mining <br />continues on the site, money will be available to gradually backfill or cut/fill these highwalls. These <br />highwalls will be reduced to a slope of 2H:1 V or less, if material is available from the on- going <br />mining. See discussion in gravel mine reclamation plan. <br />6) Develop the final site with commercial land use along Highway 9 and residential/open space use east <br />of highway 9. Open space areas will also be used in floodplain areas and some adjacent areas of the <br />River, as shown on Map F-2. <br />7) Continue to provide a 33' fishing right of way (walk in only) from the centerline of the River to the <br />east bank of the River on Trust property. <br />Since the reclamation of old pre -law highwalls, waste piles and other disturbances can only be done <br />through the continuance of mining, delineations are made of the disturbance that is the responsibility of <br />the operator to reclaim as of the Spring of 2004, before the issuance of this permit amendment. These <br />areas are to be reclaimed and bonded in all cases. An additional delineation is made of the total area that <br />Alma Place Mine 01/15 40 <br />