2023-05-25_PERMIT FILE - M2022048 (6)

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EXHIBIT E RECLAMATION PLAN(CONT) As outlined in the EXHIBITD-MININGPuw, approximately 388 . 12 acres ± of the permitted area will be disturbed as a result of mining activities . Once mine development begins, the plan calls for the initial bond to have 205 . 00 acres± disturbed at any-one-time and the disturbed area may be divided between the reservoir Phases and the Plant Site in Phase 4 . As mining pro- gresses across the property, some parts of the property will remain undisturbed while other areas will be either stripped, mined, partially reclaimed or totally reclaimed. The EXHIBITC-1 - MINING PLAN MAP shows how the pit will be developed. The EXHIBIT F- RECLAMATION PLAN MAP show how the area will look when reclamation is complete. Careful analysis of the growth medium and salvageable soil will permit the operator to carry out a soil additive program and to monitor the prescribed seeding plan to determine if the plan requires revision. Under normal weather conditions, an adequate moisture reserve will be present for establishment of the pro- posed seed mixture. No irrigation is planned for the reclaimed areas . No revegetation will take place on undisturbed areas, roads or oil/gas operations access roads or facilities . The reclamation timetable shows the types and amount of land use in each Phase when reclamation is complete. Approximately 19% of the area in the permit will not be disturbed by mining, either because it is setbacks around the permit line, gasline ROW' s, along the ditch and areas too small to mine that will be kept in their natural state. REVEGETATION PROGRAM The revegetation program to be implemented on the areas to be seeded with grass by L.G. Everist is detailed below. The topsoiling plan presented above and this revegetation program are devised after careful review of the existing soil conditions and present vegetation, both on the site and in the NRCS report . "Revegetation will be carried out in such a way so as to estab- lish a diverse, effective and long-lasting vegetative cover that is capable of self-regeneration without continued dependence on irrigation, soil amendments or fertilizers . " (CRS 34-32.5-116 (4) (f) ) The plan is designed to create a vegetative cover around the reservoirs that is at least equal in extent to the cover of natural vegetation before mining. The use of species native to the area are included as part of this plan. Since the intended use of the reclaimed land along the reservoirs is rangeland, any slopes created will be commensurate with this final land use. L.G. EVERIST, INC.-WEST FARMS RESERVOIR May 2023 19