2007-01-22_PERMIT FILE - M2007006

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EXHIBIT E -Reclamation Plan (a) Description of the type of reclamation proposed to achieve the reclamation of a$ected (and, reasons for reclamation type choice, amount of acreage and general discussion of methods. The type of reclamation selected for the proposed area of operations will be for rangeland use. The current site description and use is that of vacant rangeland. All surrounding lands aze currently used as rangeland and or mineral extraction sites (permitted gravel mining operations). There are several existing adjacent active and former permitted gravel ,~e ektractibiiJprooessing operations inolutlhig Nrterl`anb County 6peiatibns with taitgelaud ~` ~~~A reclamation plans. ~ ~/ As stated in Exhibit D (a): Or~.~rY2 -~ ~~n9a Ree~1p~I "Mining will be conducted on a "Phase" basis as shown on the Exhibit C -Mining Plan Map. A odsaf a1io~ total of seven (7) "Phase Areas" aze planned to mine the 200 maximum planned mine acres. @ty Mining will be done in the number ordered, however mine phase 4 and S may be switched m order depending on site conditions at that fitture time" Reclamation wits be concurrent and limited fo a maximum of ]0 acres disturbance in all Phase Areas. The Phase I Area is 60 acres: Almost all has been disturbed by previous permit operations. Approximately 30 acres of the 60 acres in the Phase 1 area will be excavated and/or re-graded as part of the Phase (activities. Some of the spoil material in the northeast and north end of [he site will be graded to provide an elevated visual buffer/berm similar [o and matching the berm to the west separating the County Road from the area boundary. Approximately 5 acres of the Phase 1 area will be used for site operations through all mining phases. This 5 acre operations azea will be the last remaining area to be reclaimed after all mining phases have been completed. The large depression will be sinnilarly used and backfilled, as directed and desired by the landowner, using future process reject and overburden material. The clean-up and minin¢ of the Phase I area will several cool! piles and uneven topographv left by previous permits. Mining activities in the Phase 1 azea will have, immediate concurrent reclamation following gravel excavation: Depressions will be filled and a more normal slope and matching topography will be established as the "clean-up" and pocket mining is completed. Only 10-acres or less will be disturbed at a time in the subsequent Phase Areas #s 2-7. Reclamation will generally be concurrent with continued mining and processing operations. All Phase areas will be mined as fully as possible from one area to the next leaving a uniform slope and topography and slope across Phase Area Boundaries. Spur-roads will be graded (on the origins( surface} into the separate phase areas as necessary from the existing site road. Spur-roads may remain at the landowners request but otherwise they will be reclaimed and seeded when no longer needed for site operations. The current site "eastside" road wilt be improved and maintained as necessary for site operation requirements. This road will remain after all site activities have been completed. Ai the end of Phase 7 at the site the fma] 10 acre disturbance at The Phase 7 area and the remaining 5 acre operations area located in the Phase (Area will be left to reclaim and that approximately I S acres, more or lass, will remain disturbed at that time. The kraal Phase 1 reclamation activities will be concurrent with the initial Phase 2 Mining activities and so on sad so en to each Phase wikh no more than IQ acres disturbance ak any time. The fmal site reclamation topography will generally be graded and sloped to match the previous slopes and site topography as shown on the Exhibit F -Reclamation Plan Map. The concurrent reclamation will provide a minimum 5-acre area close to any active mining azea(s) for equipment staging and stockpiling and wifl allow for the wncurrent reclamation of the pit floor behind and any slope areas along the mining front. Storrnwater controls such as silt fences, straw bates and earth berms will be used as necessary. Electric fencing will be used to isolate any seeded reclaim areas mlfil authorized for removal after Sfaff hrspection and approval.