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Exhibit D — Reclamation Plan (Rule 6.3.4) <br />Certain existing features will remain permanently, per the landowner's wishes (see letter <br />enclosed). These include the portal entries, roads, and the building. All fluids, fuel, <br />equipment, and supplies will be removed from the building and the pad during <br />reclamation. The portal entry will be a locked heavy steel door. The heavy concrete <br />wing walls next to the door will remain as permanent retaining walls. <br />The ore dump will be filled with waste rock to create a level pad surface. <br />The soil that was salvaged prior to excavation and waste rock placement will be respread <br />on the slopes above the adits and the outslopes of the dumps, and reseeded. See the seed <br />mix below. Slash from the trees that were removed before excavation, if any, will be <br />scattered on the surfaces that were topsoiled and seeded <br />Waste rock outslopes that were established during the mining stages, at 2:1 (H:V) or <br />gentler, are considered permanent and will not require more reclamation grading. <br />Wherever possible, the slopes will be topsoiled and seeded during the mining stages, and <br />any areas requiring further soil or reseeding will be addressed during the final <br />reclamation stage. <br />The site will receive any necessary weed control throughout the reclamation stage. Straw <br />wattles and earthen berms will remain to help ensure longterm sediment control. <br />Reclamation earthwork may consist of minor surface grading on the slopes and road <br />ditches, plus backfilling the ore dump. This can be accomplished with a D6 dozer, and is <br />estimated to be a total of 1000 cubic yards. Material will be pushed a nominal 60 feet, on <br />a level average push. There will be no deep fills or compaction needed. <br />Debris disposal may include up to 50 cubic yards of miscellaneous (clean) wood and steel <br />debris that can be disposed of onsite, in the ore dump, prior to backfilling. Contaminants <br />may include diesel fuel and a variety of fluids for the equipment, up to 100 gallons max. <br />Portable equipment removal, as listed above, can be by flatbed truck and/or trailer. <br />Reclamation seed mix (broadcast rate) <br />Species and variety Rate (lbs PLS/ac) <br />Canada bluegrass 2.5 <br />Alpine fescue 3.0 <br />Sainfoin 1.5 <br />Rocky Mountain penstemon 0.5 <br />Seed will be manually broadcast on all dump outslopes, backfill areas above adits, and <br />roadcuts, at the rates shown. The rough surfaces being seeded will sufficiently catch the <br />seed with no further dragging or raking needed Any tree slash that can be scattered over <br />