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RECLAMATION PLAN (CONT) EXHIBIT E <br /> September 2019 <br /> Rule 6 .4 . 5 <br /> Note : Paragraphs 1 and 2 parts (a) thru °) are missing from the <br /> 2002 amendment . Much of the information required in these <br /> sections were covered in the responses to rule 3 . In particular, <br /> all slope grading needed on mined areas will be 3h to lv. Topsoil <br /> will be salvaged and replaced as needed prior to seeding but no <br /> topsoil is available within the creek channel . The proposed <br /> final reclamation end use is rangeland, matching the current use <br /> and surrounding areas . When mining ends on an area above the <br /> channel the working face will be graded 3h to lv if this is going <br /> to remain undisturbed for more then two years . <br /> (d) Where applicable, the operator/applicant has developed plans <br /> to segregation, preservation, replacement , compaction and grading <br /> of soil used for revegetation. <br /> The revegetation plan will contain a list of the preferred <br /> species of grasses to be planted as recommended by the field <br /> office of the NRCS . The approved seed mix is provided below. <br /> Seedbed preparation has been covered in Section 3 . 1 . 10 of this <br /> application. <br /> (e) The schedule of reclamation on the upland areas will closely <br /> follow the mining and the operator expects to start reclamation <br /> as soon as feasible after mining has been completed on any given <br /> area . Under normal conditions the operator would expect to have <br /> vegetation ready for release within a 3 - 5 year period. This <br /> sequencing will allow for the floating bond of 25 acres . <br /> The final grading also will be done in conjunction with mining. <br /> All backsloping, day lighting and contouring will be done as <br /> mining progresses . This land will be used for grazing cattle as <br /> a final land use, and all of the NRCS recommendations will be <br /> done . <br /> Topsoil will be replaced at between 6 and 9 inches on all dis- <br /> turbed upland areas that would not be disturbed by flooding in <br /> the creek channel . <br /> The following Seed Mixture is approved for use at the mine . It <br /> is the 2002 recommendation from the NRCS at 601 . S . Albert, <br /> Walsenburg, Colorado 81089 . <br /> 20 <br />