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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 569.1 acres. Reclamation plans can <br /> be viewed on Map F-1. Post-mining land use will return the entire disturbed site back to dry <br /> rangeland with native grasses on all slopes. All slopes will be reclaimed to 3H:1 V or shallower. <br /> As described in the mining plan, reclamation will occur concurrently with mining. Overburden <br /> will be pushed at a 3H:1 V slope to the adjacent phase in reclamation resulting in only 40 vertical <br /> feet of active blasted basalt highwall at any given time.No more than 300 lateral feet of highwall <br /> will remain in need of gross earthworks at any time. <br /> Topsoil and overburden from the current mining phase will be used to reclaim the previous <br /> mined out phase (Figure 8). A front end loader and dozer will be used to place and distribute <br /> overburden and topsoil throughout the site. When mining in the western areas of the site, <br /> increased shale will be blasted with the basalt sill. Blasted shale will be mixed with overburden <br /> as backfill and excess shale will be deposited in the dump. Average cost per cubic yard is $1.50. <br /> It is anticipated that backfilling and seeding will occur at 2 to 3 year intervals until the site is <br /> completely mined. As the first phase is opened,topsoil and overburden will be stockpiled to be <br /> used for that phase's reclamation post mining. In the event that topsoil and overburden berms are <br /> in place longer than 6 months,the berms will be seeded with the native seed mix detailed in <br /> Exhibit F to diminish wind erosion. <br /> Bradford Mesa Quarry <br /> January 2020 E-1 <br />