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RECLAMATION PLAN EXHIBIT E(CONT) The excess overburden being stockpiled will contain adequate material to complete the sloping plan so no imported materials will be needed. This will also insure, that if mining ceases before the resource is exhausted, only a minor amount of work would have to be done to finish reclamation on the disturbed area. The placement of the soil stockpiles around the perimeter of the mined area or direct placement on the final slopes as stripping takes place helps reduce the cost to reclaim the site if mining ended midway thru the site. It also means that the topsoil, only has to be handled once and reclamation will run concurrent with mining. By placing the topsoil where it will be needed for reclamation we will reduce the distance it has to be moved for replacement . All topsoil encountered will be saved for use in reclama- tion. There are sufficient amounts of growth medium/topsoil on the site so the mined area can be resoiled to a maximum depth of eight (8) inches overall. Additional growth medium will be salvaged from overburden during processing to supplement the topsoil if needed. We will not haul additional soils onto the site for revegetation. Existing soils in place have been capable of producing a sparse cover of native grasses suitable for graz- ing purposes when not abused. The vegetation information was obtained from site visits and data provided in the vegetation information obtained from the NRCS soil survey web page. A copy if that report is in EXHIBIT'S IANDJ and describes the current cover in the terms of yearly production and will serve as background information as reclamation progresses . Our site specific inves- tigations suggest the range quality is on the average to poor, side. As outlined in the Mining Plan, up to 41 . 74 acres ± of the permitted area will be disturbed as a result of mining and pro- cessing. Since there are no stages in the permit, reclamation will run concurrent with mining. The plan calls bonding to have no more than 25 . 00 acres ± disturbed at any-one-time. If this changes a Technical Revision will be filed to increase the bond to cover the additional disturbance. As mining progresses across the property some parts of the property will remain undisturbed while other areas will be either stripped, mined, partially reclaimed or totally reclaimed ready for release. The MINING PLAN MAP -EXHIBIT C-1 shows how the pit will look when approximately 64% is mined and partially reclaimed. The RECLAMATION PLAN MAPS -EXHIBIT F & F-1 show how the area will look when reclamation is complete WSG- Hribar Pit Amendment December 2020 14