2016-03-21_PERMIT FILE - M2016015

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LUCKY VI QUARRY RECLAMATION PLAN Exhibit D Amendment Buffalo Hunter Load M.S. #259 Section 16 Township 22 Range 72 (10.33 acres). Mining area proposed appox. 5.9 acres. Sharp Load M.S. #258 Section 16 Township 22 Range 72 (6 acres). Mining area proposed appox. 3.6 acres. Buffalo Hunter Load has a mining cut that has been reclaimed back in 1995. It still has an approx. 420ft. long X 40 ft. wide X 33ft. deep cut and waste rock/overburden piles that are approx. 200 ft. long X 120 ft. wide X 12ft. height. Top elevation is 8093ft. Lower elevation is 8052ft. There is 41ft difference in elevation. Sharp Load has an approx. 20ft. wide by 21ft. high cut in bank. Drainage is sufficient, no standing water, on either site. There are No water resources, on either site. No well, No power on either site. Buffalo Hunter Load and Sharp Load are both range land grass. Topsoil depth ranges from 2" — 8", few shrubs, few trees. There are no fences on either parcels, neighboring parcels have fences, barbed wire. PHASE I : RECLAMATION PLAN (5 yr.) Strip 6" topsoil, and 6" overburden from around mining site Buffalo Hunter Load and store in temporary berms for safety, and permanent berms and seeded for reclamation and for erosion control. Strip 6" topsoil and 6" overburden from Sharp Load and store in temporary berms for safety, and in permanent berms and seeded for reclamation and for erosion control. Operator will salvage more growth medium/topsoil in areas where topsoil is deeper. Excavate the cut, previously mined area, Buffalo Hunter load for safety, safer slope and a workable area of. Re - disturbance of previously disturbed areas propose to be -20ft and reclaim a 3H:1V slope on sides of cut. Maintain natural drainage. Widen access road, cut ditches, and gravel road maintain it all seasons. Push up waste rock/ overburden piles and crush into material. Gravel entire working area to keep dust down. Sharp Load will be leveled up for material storage. It will take care of the existing 20ft x 21ft cut in the bank. Fence the entire mining area, if required, for safety and no trespassing.