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

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EXHIBIT E RECLAMATION PLAN(cow) site. These ponds will be removed when the area is reclaimed. There will be no earthen dams on the mined area. The mining and reclamation plans consider existing wildlife conditions and final reclamation will not change the area for wildlife use. The mining and reclamation plans allow for the safety and protection of wildlife remaining on the mine site, at the processing site and along all access roads to the site. In general we have found there is little long term disturbance to native wildlife species around gravel mining operations . The big game species tend to use mining sites and newly vegetated areas after operations have stopped for the day. The smaller species tend to move to undisturbed areas . In practice this is done by limiting the amount of disturbance, restricting truck and equipment speeds to 15 mph or less and doing concurrent reclama- tion. Mine employees are trained to deal with wildlife found on the mine during operating hours to avoiding harming them. No threatened or endangered species have been observed on the site. Wildlife information is presented in EXHIBITH. Topsoil in the area (average 10-12 inches) is of good quality, so when it is removed to reach the mineral deposit, it will be segregated and stockpiled. If the topsoil and overburden piles remain undisturbed for more than a year, a vegetative cover using the proposed seed mix at the rate listed or other means will be employed to prevent erosion from wind and water and keep them free of contaminants so that they remain useful for sustaining vegetation when reclamation begins. The stockpiles will be located in areas where disturbances by ongoing mining operations will be at a minimum, i.e. , along setbacks on the pit perimeter or mine floor. The topsoil will be handled as little as possible until it is replaced onto disturbed areas . The operator will take measures necessary to insure the stability of the replaced topsoil on graded slopes and spreading it as evenly as possible. Fertilizer and other soil amendments may be used at the farm managers discretion during crop planting. RECLAMATION TIMETABLE Reclamation will begin once enough area has been opened so that any reclamation completed will not be disturbed as mining pro- gresses . Backfilling the side slope area will have priority over filling the mined floor and a large portion of the floor area will be backfilled and complete, but the area where mining has just ended may take 5 or more years depending on the economic conditions in the area and the amount of fill material available. The operator anticipates approximately 85% of the total mined 8 1/2 Enterprises LLC. December 9, 2025 Sasaki Pit 23