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Details of the Reclamation Plan <br /> Introduction: This reclamation plan was prepared by taking the Cooley Gravel reclamation plan in <br /> AM2 done in 1986 and modifying that document to include changes that better fit the way Schmidt <br /> Construction desires to implement the reclamation. This is based on new information regarding the <br /> nature of the deposit and how that could affect the results of the mining that creates the final <br /> topography the reclamation plan will work with. Cooley knew nothing about those conditions when <br /> they prepared their plan so long ago. Plus some newer approaches are used to treating certain features <br /> that were generally not known back in the 1980's. In that sense, this is a bit of a modernization of a 36 <br /> year old plan that was pretty sound for its time, but today is a bit archaic in some respects. <br /> Purpose and Land Use Goal of the Reclamation <br /> The general purpose and land use goal of the reclamation is to control erosion and return the <br /> property to a stable condition suitable for limited grazing as a final land use.No water bodies will be <br /> created by this mining operation. This operation is near Fountain, Colorado and land uses on the east <br /> side of Fountain Creek are rapidly changing. On the west side of Fountain Creek and Interstate 25, <br /> where this operation is located, land uses are becoming more industrial. Plus the nearby gate to Ft. <br /> Carson which has historically been little used is being upgraded to become one of the more significant <br /> entry locations. Clearly, land uses are changing in this area and there have been various thoughts and <br /> ideas for this property, but nothing that seems to have much substance as of this time. Therefore, <br /> reclaiming for a grazing use,which would certainly be possible on this land if nothing ever develops, <br /> is the best and most versatile final land use as required by the law. <br /> General Description of the Finally Reclaimed Land <br /> In general the eventual shape of the land will be a linear depression that runs north to south <br /> with the south end a bit lower than the north end. The north end will be a long, gradual southward <br /> facing slope that includes about the northern 1/4 of the entire site. That will gradually transition into a <br /> much more gradual slope (about 1%to the south) continuing on to the south end of the area that was <br /> mined. <br /> Fountain Pit Technical Revision#3 - June 2022 M-1982-155 Reclamation Plan Page 9 of 23 <br />