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EXHIBIT E RECLAMATION PLAN <br />1. General Reclamation Plan <br />The total disturbed area to be reclaimed under this permit is 83.8 acres. The post -mining land use <br />for the Tri County Pit will be lakes, with wetland fringes, and dryland upper areas. The rough <br />breakdown of these areas can be seen below: <br />Table E-1 Reclaimed Areas <br />Post Mine Land Use <br />Area (acres) <br />Dry rangeland <br />16.87 <br />Wetland fringe <br />3.60 <br />Lakes <br />70.75 <br />Roads <br />2.75 <br />Undisturbed <br />98.13 <br />Total Permit <br />192.10 <br />As described in the mining plan, reclamation will occur concurrently with mining. Topsoil and <br />overburden from the current mining phase will be used to reclaim the mined out areas. Topsoil <br />will be replaced on all graded areas except those areas that are 10 feet below expected water <br />level. By doing this the distance that the topsoil and overburden will have to be transported as <br />well as the amount of material which will have to be rehandled will be minimized. Additionally, <br />the acreage which is unreclaimed will be minimized, which will make the worst case reclamation <br />smaller and thus, the bond will be smaller. <br />A dividing berm will be built with excess overburden in Pit 1. This berm is to create two lakes in <br />Pit 1. It can be seen on Map F-1. <br />All reclamation slopes will be 3H: IV or shallower. No more than 3000' of highwall will remain <br />unbackfilled at any time. <br />Tri County Pit Sept 2016 E-1 <br />