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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 and roads. All fluids, fuel,equipment, and <br /> supplies will be removed from the portable building and the pad during reclamation. The <br /> portal entry will be a locked heavy steel door. The heavy concrete wing walls next to the <br /> portal doors will remain as permanent retaining walls to ensure integrity of the portals. <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 few trees that were removed before excavation,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. This can be accomplished with a D6 dozer, and is estimated to be a total of 1000 <br /> cubic yards. Material will be pushed a nominal 60 feet, on a level average push. There <br /> 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 a shallow slot during final reclamation grading. <br /> Contaminants may include diesel fuel and a variety of fluids for the equipment,but it will <br /> not be bulk storage, so it will be less than 50 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 /> revegetated areas will help reduce erosion and may help reestablish lodgepole pine <br /> seedlings. Seeded areas are estimated to be a total of 1.5 acres. <br />