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Page 1 of 1 • <br />EXHIBIT E <br />RECLAMATION PLAN <br /> <br />1) Upon completion of the mining at the pit, the affected area will be <br />a polygon shape in nature with side slopes not greater than 3H to <br />1V (3:1) slope. This area will be reclaimed once the mining has <br />reached a certain stage when it will be economically feasible to <br />reclaim that section of the mined area. The pit floor will be <br />reclaimed once the inventory has been removed. A layer of <br />topsoil approximately three inches will be applied to the affected <br />area and seeded with the appropriate seed mixture for that area. <br />2) a) The slopes will be tailored in a 3H to 1V fashion being formed <br />with earth moving equipment because it is the most <br />economical way to do it. The amount of acreage will depend <br />on how much is mined. Scrapers will be used to re-distribute <br />the stockpiled topsoil onto the pit floors and walls. <br />b) The previous use of the land was rangeland and it will be <br />returned to rangeland once all mining activities have ceased. <br />Rangeland and mining are the two primary surrounding land <br />uses. <br />c) In reclaiming the mined area the established use of the land is <br />rangeland. In consultation with the landowner this is what the <br />mined area will be after the permitted area has been mined. <br />Once the Division of Minerals and Geology has been notified <br />that the reclamation process has been started on the completion <br />of a phase, it must be completed within afive-year period; the <br />mined area will be reseeded according to the seed mixture <br />provided by the Natural Resource Conservation Service. <br />The slopes will be graded fora 3H: 1 V slope to create the final <br />topography. No backfill material will be necessary when making <br />the slopes. In making a 3H: 1 V slope will help combat erosion <br />and silting of the affected lands. This will eliminate the need <br />to stabilize any high walls. Once the grading has taken place, it <br />will then be reclaimed. <br />