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RECLAMATION PLAN EXHIBIT E (CONT) <br /> except on the sod farm areas . Additional growth medium <br /> (processing fines) will be salvaged during processing to <br /> supplement the topsoil if needed. All topsoil encountered will <br /> be saved from the stripping process and the operator will not <br /> haul additional soils onto the site for revegetation. Existing <br /> soils in place have been capable of producing a sparse cover of <br /> grasses suitable for grazing purposes when not abused. The <br /> vegetation information was obtained from site visits and data <br /> provided in the vegetation information obtained from the El Paso <br /> County NRCS soil report found in EXHIBIT I - SOILS . The report <br /> describes the current cover in the terms of yearly production for <br /> a typical range site and is not site specific . It will serve as <br /> background information as reclamation progresses . Our site <br /> specific investigations suggest the range quality is on the <br /> average side . <br /> As outlined in the MINING PLAN, up to six stages will be <br /> mined creating 561 . 7 acres ± of mined area in the permitted area. <br /> This will be reclaimed concurrently with mining. The plan calls <br /> for having no more than 40 . 0 acres ± disturbed at any-one-time . <br /> As mining progresses across the property some parts of the <br /> property will remain undisturbed while other areas will be either <br /> stripped, mined, partially reclaimed or totally reclaimed. The <br /> MINING PLAN MAP - EXHIBIT C-1 shows how the pit will look when <br /> approximately 38% is stripped, mined and partially reclaimed. <br /> The RECLAMATION PLAN MAP - EXHIBIT F shows how the area will look <br /> when reclamation is complete . The mined areas will be returned <br /> to at least their present vegetative condition when reclamation <br /> is complete . <br /> Careful analysis of the growth medium and salvaged soil will <br /> permit the operator to carry out a soil additive program and to <br /> monitor the prescribed seeding plan. We will be able to <br /> determine if the plan requires revision. In some case ages <br /> manure will be used to add organic matter to the soil at a rate <br /> of 4000 lbs per acres . Under normal weather conditions, an <br /> adequate moisture reserve will be present for the establishment <br /> of the proposed seed mixture . No irrigation is planned for this <br /> site because we will be attempting to create a diverse dryland <br /> site that is non-water dependent . If the owners wish to use some <br /> of the mined area for irrigated agriculture, it is their <br /> responsibility to develop those areas after mining ends . No <br /> 13 <br />