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6.4.5 Exhibit E <br />Reclamation Plan <br />The site will be reclaimed to rangeland concurrently with mining in a rolling <br />progression across a mesa. As topsoil and waste rock/overburden are removed from <br />a working face, it will be placed on slopes and floors of the previously mined out <br />areas or stockpiled. Topsoil and waste rock/overburden stockpiles from the first <br />working face will be stockpiled for use in reclamation of the last working face in each <br />phase. <br />Prior to revegetating, slopes will be reconstructed to 3H:1V. The mine floor <br />and other mining related disturbances will be contoured to blend with surrounding <br />topography with blades and bull dozers. A minimum of six (6) inches of topsoil will <br />be placed on affected surfaces with scrapers and loaders. That portion of the north <br />haul road extending north from Olson Road across the originally cultivated land will <br />be reclaimed as cropland. Topsoil will be replaced to a depth of 12 inches on this <br />portion of the haul road. Bulldozers may be used to compact slopes and blend <br />topography with undisturbed areas. Compacted surfaces in processing areas, under <br />stockpiles and haul roads will be ripped with a dozer fitted with a claw and/or <br />roughened with a tractor fitted with a harrowing disk. <br />Mr. Richard Rhoades of the Pueblo Office of the NRCS prepared a detailed <br />reclamation plan in 2001. He reviewed the plan on October 27, 2015, confirming it <br />is still an appropriate reclamation plan. Fremont will prepare the seed bed and <br />reclaim as described in the NRCS plan included in this exhibit. <br />Using the seed mix in Table 1, the affected area will be drill seeded. Spacing <br />will occur at twelve inch intervals to a depth of 1/7- to 1 inch. Native grass hay mulch <br />will be applied at the rate of 4,000 lbs/acre and crimped into the ground surface. <br />The Turkey Creek Conservation District (TCCD), Noxious Weed Control Program <br />representatives do not recommend fertilizer application because it tends to stimulate <br />growth of weeds at the expense of native perennials. <br />Table 1: NRCS Recommended Seed Mix <br />Species PLS/Acre <br />Blue grama 0.5 <br />Sideoats grama 4.1 <br />Switchgrass 0.7 <br />Sand dro seed 0.05 <br />Little bluestem 1.1 <br />All mining structures will be reclaimed including the haul roads and <br />stormwater BMPs. Using a loader, the above grade fill or stormwater structures will <br />be collected in the loader bucket. The material will be used in slope rebuilding and <br />contouring. Unless otherwise directed by property owners, all asphalt surfaces, <br />culverts, drainage structures and other haul road improvements will be removed <br />from the road using loaders and bull dozers. Mr. Bob Centa requested the pre- <br />existing farm road in the north haul road not be reclaimed. Mr. Thomas Bregar <br />requested the improved Bessemer Ditch crossing structure remain after mining is <br />finished for ranch use. Asphalt and concrete culverts will be hauled to Pueblo East Pit <br />to be recycled. The southwest haul road subsurface and any other compacted <br />8 <br />Revised October 18, 2016