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Exhibit E
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<br /> EXHIBIT E
<br /> RECLAMATION PLAN
<br /> Per Rule 6.4.5: (1) In preparing the Reclamation Plan, the Operator/Applicant should be specific in terms of
<br /> addressing such items as final grading(including drainage),seeding,fertilizing, revegetation (trees,shrubs, etc.),
<br /> and topsoiling. Operators/Applicants are encouraged to allow flexibility in their plans by committing themselves to
<br /> ranges of numbers(e.g.,6-12"of topsoil)rather than specific figures;and,(2)the Reclamation Plan shall include
<br /> provisions for, or satisfactory explanation of, all general requirements for the type of reclamation proposed to be
<br /> implemented by the Operator/Applicant. Reclamation shall be required on all the affected land. The Reclamation
<br /> Plan shall include:
<br /> (a) A description of the type(s)of reclamation the Operator/Applicant proposes to achieve in the reclamation of
<br /> the affected land, why each was chosen,the amount of acreage accorded to each,and a general discussion
<br /> of methods of reclamation as related to the mechanics of earth moving.
<br /> The current,or pre-mining use of the Permit Area is that of mixed-use rangeland and industrial activity(e.g.,oil and
<br /> gas production).The proposed post-mining restoration objective is to return the Permit Area to that of mixed-use
<br /> rangeland,and to the extent such activity remains at the time of mine closure and reclamation,continued oil and gas
<br /> production.
<br /> Inasmuch as the proposed Permit Area is located upon privately-owned lands that are wholly controlled by Wells
<br /> Ranch LLC,an entity principally engaged in the cattle ranching business,Colorado Sand Company II,LLC(CSC)
<br /> has developed the Reclamation Plan in direct consultation with,and with the direct concurrence of,that entity.The
<br /> type and manner of reclamation proposed by CSC is consistent with the desires of Wells Ranch LLC,particularly
<br /> with respect to the post-mining land use. Thus,the post-mining land use of"rangeland" (as per the Division of
<br /> Reclamation,Mining,and Safety [DRMS]Application options),as well as continued oil and gas production has
<br /> been selected,and the approximately 4,018-acre Permit Area, in its entirety,will be(formally)accorded the post-
<br /> reclamation land use of"rangeland".
<br /> In order to accomplish a post-mining/post-reclamation land use of rangeland,CSC will carry out"concurrent
<br /> reclamation"throughout the life-of-mine(LOM),wherein salvageable growth medium will be pre-stripped in
<br /> advance of mining,to be re-placed atop a previously mined area and seeded,on an annual basis. In addition,certain
<br /> "advance"reclamation activities will be carried out(as previously described in Exhibit D: Mining Plan)with the
<br /> objective being to minimize the outstanding reclamation obligations both during active mining and at the end of
<br /> LOM. Thus, certain areas of(prior)mining disturbance will be at varying stages of revegetation growth(due to the
<br /> sequential annual aspect).Nonetheless, all areas will be subject to a post-reclamation five-year monitoring and
<br /> maintenance period. Upon cessation of active mining,the terminal pit(and other non-reclaimed areas,to the extent
<br /> such remain)will be reclaimed and,all structures and appurtenant facilities will be demolished and/or removed from
<br /> the site and the respective affected areas reclaimed in a manner consistent with this Reclamation Plan(as well as
<br /> DRMS requirements).
<br /> No ponds or impounding features are anticipated to remain post-closure within those areas that were subject to
<br /> mining. The remnant(wide-area)mine pit depression(s),however,will serve as natural infiltration features,thereby
<br /> Colorado Sand Company II, LLC
<br /> Kersey Mine Construction Material Regular(112)Operation Reclamation Permit Application
<br /> June 7,2024
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