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Exhibit D <br /> 2.Will all installed fencing be removed upon completion of mining?If so describe <br /> reclamation measures regarding fencing. <br /> All fencing will be removed during initial reclamation of each project area. Since there are <br /> phases to our operation and the long-term goal is to finish the upper area first and be on the <br /> lower slope area only during the final years of our permit. <br /> When Ridgetop Project Area starts reclamation, the "Public Safety Fence" will be dismantled <br /> and removed from the site. <br /> Removal of the fence will use following process: <br /> - Fence and wire clips will be removed, coiled, and removed offsite. <br /> - Posts will be removed via fence post puller(and possibly vibration from portable rotary <br /> hammer tool). <br /> - The 9/16" diameter post holes will be filled with native soil <br /> - Approved seed mix will be "turned-in" with mulch to any areas deemed necessary to re- <br /> create the landscape just outside of the claim (areas that has no previous disturbance from <br /> ANY era). <br /> - No topsoil will be needed during reclamation as most posts and wire run over rocky areas <br /> with little growth (part of design plan). <br /> The entire fence (340 feet in length) utilizes approximately 1.5 feet of disturbance along its <br /> length during installation, maintenance, and removal. This equals 0.01 acres. <br /> 3.Though this site may receive little moisture,the potential for stormwater runoff, is of concern given <br /> the sites proximity to CO-141. Please describe the use and placement of BMP's (best management <br /> practices). Additionally how will the limited topsoil on site be protected from erosion. <br /> The land outside the claim and project areas suffers the same issue, so any UUD management <br /> we preform will benefit greatly! With approval of the permit,this will allow us to modify the <br /> existing games trails to include features such as water diversions, soil fabric screen fencing, and <br /> bolsters to prevent water and SOIL from traveling downward; while diverting water <br /> constructively into areas of the slope that can absorb it, by slowing the speed using the above <br /> mentioned "features". <br /> Topsoil is one of our top priorities—Since most of our operation is on previously disturbed land, <br /> there is not a whole lot of it. We have taken precautions with any we find by inter-mixing it with <br /> the pre-existing tailings (IE: dirt and organics found in tailing from trees that burned when the <br /> fire went through in the 50s). To that we have added certified weed-free straw as mulch and <br /> seeded the storage pile with approved seed mix that is already establishing a seed bank within <br /> that soil. The topsoil storage pile itself sits on a double layer liner and is surrounded by <br /> certified weed-free straw bales, that have a 1-layer tarp protecting the bales from the weather. <br />