2025-12-12_PERMIT FILE - M2025063 (2)

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EXHIBIT E RECLAMATION PLAN(co►,T) placement of the soil stockpiles around the perimeter of the mined area or direct placement on the final slopes as stripping takes place helps reduce the cost to reclaim the site if mining ended midway thru the site. It also means that the topsoil, only has to be handled once and reclamation will run concurrent with mining. There are sufficient amounts of topsoil on the site so the mined area can be resoiled to an average depth between 10 and 12 inches . All topsoil encountered will be saved from the stripping process and the operator will not haul additional soils onto the site for revegetation. Once an area is backfilled, capped and resoiled it will be returned to crop production. The final slopes will be seeded with grass . The non cultivated area vegetation information was obtained from site visits and data provided in the vegetation information obtained from the NRCS soil survey web page. A copy if that report is in EXHIBIT' S I and J and describes the current cover in the terms of yearly production and will serve as back- ground information as reclamation progresses on the slopes and surface area surrounding the mined area. As outlined in the MINING PLAN, up to 38 . 7 acres ± of the permitted area will be disturbed as a result of mining. Since there are no stages in the permit, reclamation will run concur- rent with mining. The plan calls for having no more than 15. 0 acres ± disturbed at any-one-time. As mining progresses 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 RECLAMATION PLAN MAP - EXHIBIT F shows how the area will look when reclamation is com- plete when the area has been backfilled. The non-crop areas will be returned to at least it 's present vegetative condition when reclamation is complete. Careful analysis of the growth medium and salvaged soil will permit the operator to carry out a soil additive program and to monitor the prescribed seeding plan and 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. Irrigation is planned for the crop area but the side slopes and existing surface area will not be irrigated because we will be attempting to create a diverse dryland site that is non-water dependent . No revegetation will take place on access corridor, roads or the farm yard as they will remain graveled and for use as farming resumes . 8 1/2 Enterprises LLC. - December 9, 2025 Sasaki Pit 18