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• July 2020 DE—ROOI-19LM70256 <br /> (i) The Lessee shall design and construct its operations to minimize the amount of disturbed area.The <br /> Lessee shall salvage and stockpile the available surface-soil materials,as practicable,for use in final site <br /> reclamation.The Lessee shall avoid disturbing steep slopes and shall conduct its activities to avoid creating such <br /> slopes,when practicable. The Government may approve exceptions to this general requirement.The Lessee shall <br /> use existing roads,where practicable,and shall conduct activities employing wheeled or tracked vehicles in such a <br /> manner as to minimize surface damage.The Lessee shall wash all tracked vehicles or equipment prior to their <br /> mobilization to the Property to minimize the potential for transporting and spreading noxious weed species.The <br /> Lessee shall promptly repair any road damage resulting from the Lessee's operations,restoring such road to its <br /> previous condition or to a condition acceptable to the LM ULP Program Manager.Where existing access roads <br /> across the Property are used principally by the Lessee,the Lessee shall construct surface-water control and drainage <br /> structures(culverts,water bars,or grade dips)on such roads to minimize erosion.Plans for such structures shall be <br /> included in all Exploration Plans and Mining Plans submitted to the LM ULP Program Manager pursuant to Articles <br /> XII"EXPLORATION PLAN"and XIII"MINING PLAN."The Lessee shall construct new roads and trails on the <br /> • Property only at locations and to specifications approved in advance in writing by the LM ULP Program Manager or <br /> an authorized representative of the LM ULP Program Manager and shall construct and maintain such roads and <br /> trails in a manner that will minimize channeling and other erosion.The Lessee shall design,size,and install culverts <br /> as necessary to obtain access across drainages:broad,shallow drainages shall be crossed with minimal disturbance <br /> to the drainage banks.The LM ULP Program Manager's approval of plans for new access road construction, <br /> culverts,water bars,or grade dips will be in accordance with guidelines and standards established by BLM or the <br /> U.S.Department of Agriculture Forest Service(USFS),where appropriate. <br /> (j) The Lessee shall conduct operations so as to protect natural resources and the environment,including <br /> streams,lakes,ponds,waterholes,seeps,wetlands and marshes,fish and wildlife species and their habitats <br /> (including critical habitats),air quality,and scenic and visual resources,as required by applicable laws and <br /> regulations.The Lessee shall design and construct mine-waste and ore-storages areas to minimize the potential for <br /> contact with storm-water runoff.The Lessee shall place barriers,berms,diversion structures,and sedimentation <br /> devices in and around its operations to collect,contain,and control storm-water runoff,thus minimizing the <br /> potential for site erosion and sedimentation in area drainages.The Lessee shall control all mine wastes, <br /> • contaminants,pollutants,and sediments associated with storm-water runoff in accordance with existing regulations <br /> —C3--- <br />