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MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID#: M-1977-348 PAGE: 5 INSPECTION DATE: 10-28-04 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: ACS eliminated. Some highwalls will be stabilized by a combination of dozing off the top and fill at the bottom. (Original permit application, exhibit E). b. It is anticipated that a slope gradient standard of 2:1 or flatter can be maintained in final grading with the exception of portions of certain highwalls such as the east highwall of the old A-band quarry. (Original permit application, exhibit E). c. Fertilizer and soil amendments will vary dependent upon soil tests as appropriate prior to planting. (Original permit application, exhibit E). d. Reclamation of quarry areas that have not been backfilled with CKD will be limited to backfilling and grading using overburden on hand and the breaking down of any highwalls. Finished topography will resemble the pre-mining topography in flavor, with rocky west facing slopes, low cliffs, and native vegetation. (Amendment AM-O1 application, exhibit D). e. Only portions of the 5-mile long A-band quarry are subject to reclamation under this application. Pre-law areas are noted on the maps. With this amendment, these pre-law areas will become available if their material is needed, in which case they will be reclaimed. (Amendment AM-O1 application, exhibit E). f. The following information is from the DMG permit file relative to plant growth medium that can be spread in areas to be reclaimed, references to topsoil that has been salvaged and stockpiled over the term of the mining operations, discussion of soil that has been used in reclamation efforts to date, and the potential to import plant growth medium from off site for use in reclamation: i) Soils in general are poor, rocky and shallow, and not practical to remove except in the lower areas where they are of greater depth. The D- through F- band outcrops have areas from which limited surface materials, consisting of soils with weathered, broken rock, can be removed without blasting and stored as the best soil substitute, or "topsoil" available. (Amendment AM-O1 application, exhibit E). ii) For reclamation of quarry areas, dragline, bulldozer, and scraper will return overburden to the lower areas and spread it. Some highwalls will be reduced by a combination of dozing off the top and fill at the bottom. Stockpiled topsoil substitutes will be returned in final grading. (Amendment AM-O1 application, exhibit E). iii) When enough "topsoil" is present to strip, the material will be picked up by scraper and deposited in piles for storage and protection. The piles are