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MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID#: M-1977-348 PAGE: 6 INSPECTION DATE: 10-28-04 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: ACS seeded with the regular quarry mix of seed, since these piles will be stored there for many years. (Amendment AM-O1 application, exhibit E). iv) "Topsoil" is scarce on this outcrop. It is expected a maximum application of 6 inches will deplete the supply before the entire area is treated. (Amendment AM-Ol application, exhibit E). v) A5 will receive material from the grading of the fourth cut overburden piles on the west side the cut to a 2:1 maximum slope. This fill will be covered by material from the "topsoil" overburden piles along the east side of the cut, and seeded. (Amendment AM-O1 application, exhibit D). vi) A6 reclamation will consist of filling with the deeper overburden pile, that is, the westernmost pile of overburden on the east side of the cut, to be covered by the "topsoil" overburden pile, the easternmost pile on the east side of the quarry. (Amendment AM-O1 application, exhibit D). vii) On February 12, 2004, DMG granted approval to Holcim to use imported soil for reclamation. This approval was issued in accordance with Rule 3.1.5(9) of the Mineral Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board. Holcim started importing soil in 2001 in anticipation of the need for plant growth media to reclaim the cement plant area and quarries. DMG has inspected the imported soil on several occasions, and has an affidavit from Holcim that the imported soil will be clean and inert. Given the scarcity of plant growth media at this site, DMG encourages Holcim's efforts to bring suitable soil onto the site for reclamation. g. 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 of the top and fill at the bottom. Stockpiled topsoil substitutes will be returned in final grading. (Amendment AM-O1 application, exhibit E). h. Wherever the highwall extends more than a quarter of a mile without a break, a wildlife ramp will be blasted into it. (Amendment AM-O1 application, exhibit E). i. Reclamation of C-band disturbances requires spreading of soil substitute and seeding. The low 10-12 foot highwall will remain. (Amendment AM-O1 application, exhibit E). j. A5 will receive material from the grading of the fourth cut overburden piles on the west side of the cut to a 2:1 maximum slope. This fill will be covered by material from the "topsoil" overburden piles along the east side of the