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EXHIBIT E RECLAMATION PLAN <br /> 1. General Reclamation Plan <br /> 6.4.5(1) <br /> The total affected area to be reclaimed under this permit is 77.5 acres. The Siskin Pit will mine a <br /> total of 77.5 acres across 85.7 permitted acres. Final reclamation slopes are shown on Map F-1. <br /> The final post-mine reclamation land use is rangeland. <br /> To mimic the surrounding natural slopes and to create safe and suitable conditions for <br /> revegetation, sloped quarry walls will be reclaimed to a 2.0H:1.0V slope as soon as possible <br /> following mining. Flat pads such as the processing area and base of the mined quarry will be <br /> reclaimed at the end of the mine's life by resurfacing and seeding with rangeland species. <br /> 6.4.5(2)(a) <br /> Rangeland with ancillary wildlife habitat benefits will serve as reclamation for the 77.5 affected <br /> acres, emulating the current land use. Post-mining land use will return the entire disturbed site <br /> back to pre-mine ecosystem. <br /> As described in the mining plan, reclamation will occur concurrently with mining. Reclamation <br /> of each bench will occur once mining on that bench is complete. Backfilling will be completed <br /> with site derived crushed rock, overburden and potentially waste fines. <br /> Following the bulk of backfilling, overburden will be placed to a depth of 8" or greater. While <br /> the average pre-mine overburden depth is 12"across the site (0-24"), the operator requests a <br /> replacement depth of 8" or greater to account for the majority of the site that includes little to no <br /> overburden. Recovered topsoil will be replaced to a depth of 8",the average of the pre-mine <br /> topsoil depth. <br /> 6.4.5(2)(b) <br /> Post-mining land use will be consistent with the current land use and the land use of surrounding <br /> property parcels. <br /> Siskin Pit <br /> Lrwicki& Associates <br /> January 2024 E-1 <br />