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EXHIBIT E RECLAMATION PLAN <br /> 1. General Reclamation Plan <br /> The total disturbed area for the full mine life to be reclaimed under this permit is 189.2 acres. <br /> Reclamation plans can be viewed on Map F-1. The cross section lines A and B are used to show <br /> the original, mining, and final topography on Map C-3.Note that the original topography is <br /> estimated. The post-mining land use will be a mixture of rangeland, residential and wetland lined <br /> ponds. The ponds are delineated on Map F-1. Rangeland and residential will lcover the rest of <br /> the site, and the amount of each will be determined during reclamation. All slopes will be <br /> reclaimed to 3H:1 V or shallower. As described in the mining plan, reclamation will occur <br /> concurrently with mining.No more than two active mining pits will be open at a time. <br /> In the northern extent of the site, roughly 14 acres of pre-1977 mining law reclaimed areas are in <br /> the revegetation stage of reclamation. These areas are fully filled with overburden, compacted, <br /> and covered with topsoil made from collected waste fines. These areas will be fully reclaimed <br /> once vegetation has taken hold. However, due to the initial lack of topsoil placement, vegetation <br /> was difficult to encourage in the area. Therefore, the Operator reserves the right to alter the <br /> revegetation plan for these areas as needed based on vegetation success, high alpine growth <br /> parameters, and past experiences. This flexibility will allow the Operator to maximize the <br /> success of their efforts on this pre-law ground. The reclamation standard remains the same for <br /> pre-law areas as post-law areas, but the method will be more flexible. <br /> Topsoil and overburden from the current mining area will be used to reclaim mined out areas. A <br /> front end loader, haul trucks, and dozer will be used to place and distribute overburden and <br /> topsoil throughout the site. It is anticipated that backfilling and seeding will occur at 1 to 2 year <br /> intervals until the site is completely mined. Topsoil will be replaced to an average depth of 4.5 <br /> inches in post-law areas and to a depth of 3 inches in pre-law areas. <br /> As the operation proceeds, site generated fines will be used to provide no less than 3 inches of <br /> substitute topsoil on all previously disturbed and unreclaimed areas. Substitute topsoil will be <br /> obtained from sediment pond cleanout, pit pumping pond cleanout, and slurry pond cleanout from <br /> the processing plant. Collected fines material will have a silty fine grain size and will be amended <br /> with a soil augmenter and mulch for reclamation. Fast growing species such as oats may be <br /> Alma Placer Mine (.rvrlx,kU=and,+s�W ,PHI <br /> December 2017 E-1 <br />