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. -9 <br /> 4. Specify which ponds, streams , roads and buildings, if any, will remain after <br /> reclamation. These features must be shown on the Exhibit E - Map. If ponds are <br /> part of the reclamation plan, slopes from 5 feet above to 10 feet below the <br /> expected waterline cannot be steeper than 3H: 1V; remaining slope lengths may not be <br /> steeper than 2H: lV. Where wildlife habitat is the proposed future land use, <br /> shorelines should be irregularly shaped to promote a diverse wildlife habitat. <br /> (The DOW should be consulted where wildlife is the proposed future land use. ) <br /> 5. Specify the reclamation treatment of any waste rock dumps , tailing <br /> impoundments, underground mine openings, ditches, sediment control facilities, <br /> buildings and other features specified in your mine plan but not previously <br /> addressed in the reclamation plan narrative. These features must be shown on <br /> Exhibit E - Map. This should describe the measures taken to minimize disturbance <br /> to the hydrologic balance, prevent off-site damage, and provide for a stable <br /> configuration consistent with the proposed future land use. <br /> 6. The maximum amount of financial warranty for Limited Impact Operations that <br /> do not utilize cyanide processing is $5000. The Board will assess a financial <br /> warranty not to exceed $20,000 for any mining operation which uses cyanide <br /> compounds in a leaching or milling process. If you wish to commit to a $5,000 <br /> financial warranty, then you do not need to provide an estimate of reclamation <br /> costs. <br /> • If you want to post a financial warranty of a lesser amount, then you must provide <br /> an estimate of the actual costs to reclaim the site based on what it would cost the <br /> state using an independent contractor to complete reclamation. Please include the <br /> unit costs for the following activities as appropriate to the operation: <br /> backfilling, grading, topsoil application, seeding, mulching, fertilization, and <br /> labor to complete reclamation. You will need to determine the point during the <br /> operation when the site has reached a point of maximum disturbance. The cost to <br /> reclaim the site to the specifications of the reclamation plan at this point must <br /> be estimated. Unit costs (cost per cubic yard) , volumes, haul or push distances , <br /> and grades should be included when backfilling and grading is part of the <br /> reclamation plan. Volume and unit costs for finish grading, subsoil and topsoil <br /> application should be provided in terms of cost per cubic yard. The estimated cost <br /> for fertilizer, seed and mulch acquisition and application should be provided as <br /> cost per acre. <br /> Equipment costs must include such factors as operator wages and benefits , fuel and <br /> lubricant consumption and depreciation. The cost to mobilize and demobilize the <br /> equipment from the nearest population center should be estimated. <br /> All items referenced in the reclamation plan must be included in the cost <br /> calculation. These items in addition to earthwork, such as detoxification of <br /> cyanide heaps, building demolition, fencing, monitoring well sealing or stream <br /> channel reconstruction must also be included in the reclamation cost estimate. <br /> • After the direct costs noted above have been estimated, 15.8% of that total should <br /> be added to the estimate. This additional cost is required to cover indirect costs <br /> that an independent contractor would incur when performing reclamation of the site. <br />