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EXHIBIT E-Reclamation Plan <br /> The former 2008 mining area in the upper northeast corner of Marble Airfield, LLC property <br /> was reclaimed per the approved reclamation plan in 2014. In 2015, Gallegos Corporation <br /> requested a reclamation bond release for 0.47 acres of reclaimed harvesting area on the Marble <br /> Airfield LLC property as harvesting operations ceased and transitioned onto the USFS lands. <br /> The private land was removed from the permit area by Acreage Reduction Request No. 3 (AR- <br /> 3) in April 2015. The remaining permit area includes 23.33 acres on USFS land. <br /> The reclamation plan for the USFS lands is defined by the design criteria in the EA and the <br /> Minerals Material Permit stipulations including: <br /> • Post-harvesting slopes and roads will be re-graded to a 2:1 or flatter slope. <br /> • In the unlikely event that the surface rock is harvested to a depth that uncovers soil, <br /> rock will be replaced to cover the bare soil. <br /> • Reclamation bonding will be consistent with the DRMS 112 permit. <br /> The access road has been relocated from the Marble Airfield LLC property to the west onto the <br /> Darien property as discussed in Exhibit A. The portion of the access road on private property <br /> will be left in place per the easement agreement with the landowner. See Exhibit N. <br /> The larger trees, plus 12" diameter will be left in place to enhance the post mining land use of <br /> wildlife habitat. The existing land use is wildlife habitat. The areas that are to be avoided on <br /> the USFS land are described in Exhibit D—Mining Plan. <br /> Contemporaneous reclamation of disturbed ground including access roads will be used to keep <br /> the net disturbed area less than 1 acre at any one time. The table on Exhibit F summarizes the <br /> contemporaneous reclamation activities to date and shows that the net 1 acre of disturbed land <br /> at the end of any harvesting season is reasonable. The reclamation bond estimate is included in <br /> Exhibit L. <br /> The EA includes provisions for monitoring of the harvesting area from across the Crystal River from key <br /> observation points (KOP) to assess if any scenic resource degradation has occurred on USFS lands. <br /> Pictures will be taken on an annual basis from the two KOPs and sent to the USFS with the Colorado <br /> Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety(DRMS) annual report. The scenic degradation concern is <br /> the exposure of lighter rock after harvesting creating a contrast with the darker moss-covered rocks on the <br /> surface. The EA presents potential mitigation measures if needed. <br /> Revised: 09/18/2018 <br /> 7 <br />