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• ~ • <br />Exhibit E -Reclamation Plan <br />(1) The reclamation plan for the pit addresses final grading, re-vegetation and lopsoiling. <br />(2) Provisions and explanations of general requirements for the reclamation of all the affected land <br />(a) The overall reclamation of the affected land will result in a shallow depression that will be re- <br />vegetated to restore the entire amount of affected land to range land. The adjoining lands in the general area <br />are undisturbed range land covered mostly with sagebrush and native vegetation. Our plan is to restore the <br />affected land to similar pre-mining rnndition. <br />(b) The proposed post mining land use is consistent with other land uses in the vicinity and will <br />be reviewed and approved by Rio Blanco County oSicials through the County's Special Use Permit process. No <br />change in land use is planned as a result of the mining activity. <br />(c) The description of Reclamation Plan will adhere to the applicable requirements of Section 3. I <br />Reclamation Performance Standards. <br />(d) During all mining phase, the top soil (i.e. the top 4l inches of the surface) will be removed <br />and stockpiled separately. The overburden material, (i.e. the material below the top soil and above the gravel) <br />will be removed and in the first phase will be placed on the 1.2 acre area. The 1.2 acre area will be re-graded <br />to match the upper elevation of the pit area. Once we have re-graded the area to its desired elevation, the 1.2 <br />acre area will be covered with top soil and re-seeded. As we mine the pit in phases, the overburden from the <br />new phase being mined will be used to covet the previously mined phase. Processing gravel may create some <br />products that may not be used in base gravel or asphalt grade gravel. Such material is mostly pre-waste pit <br />fines. During reclamation all excess pit fines and pit waste material will be placed in a course directly above <br />the previously reined areas before overburden is placed. Overburden will be eveny placed over the mined areas <br />and compacted to hold the shape of the slopes and preclude erosion. The all weather gravel haul road will be <br />obliterated. We will remove the gravel surface and bury the gmvel like material in the pit. The roadway will <br />first be covered with 4~i inches of overburden and then be covered with 4~i inches of topsoil and seeded. The <br />portion of the haul road that existed as the private unimproved road will remain after reclamation. <br />After the overburden is placed the top soil will be evenly spread over the reclaimed area. The <br />final graded site will create a depression approximately seven ices deep. Slopes for the most part will be graded <br />at 4:1 and 5:1. No reclaimed slopes will be steeper than 3:1. Seeding will be done in accordance with the <br />recommendations from the Natural Resource Conservation Service (MRCS) dated October 11, 1996. (See <br />Attached Exhibit p Seed will be placed using a seed drill or similar seeding equipment. When seeding work <br />occurs, we will place the seed after mid-0ctober and before May 1. <br />During both mining and reclamation the prevailing hydrologic balance of the affected land <br />and the surrounding area will not be adversely affected. When the area has bcen fully developed and <br />reclaimed, a retention area will remain that will only retain surface nutoff for a short period of time after snow <br />melt and storm events, During the development process surface drainage from the affected land will be <br />managed in accordance with the Slormwater Management Plan as required by the Colorado Deparunent of <br />Health. Using berms constructed of overburden and topsoil surface water will be retained on site and directed <br />to the existing drainage pattern. We will install sift control measures such as a "v" ditch along the edge of the <br />disturbance and hay bales to protect the drainage from additional silt loading from runoff from mining and <br />reclamation activities. When the ground is adequately re-vegetated we will remove any such silt control <br />structures from the site. Processing plants located on the site will utilize portable stormwater management <br />measures as required in permits issued by [he Colorado Department of Health. Such measures will include <br />placing berms around fuel tanks and asphalt storage tanks and precluding dumping of any used oils or fuel. <br />Nothing planned will affect existing water rights or is subject to Colorado water law. <br />During both mining and reclamation no impact on ground water is anticipated. We will not <br />expose any ground water during mining and reclamation activities. <br />