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EXHIBIT E - RECLAMATION PLAN Section E.1 Present and Past Land Use 56. The heap leach developed in the project area as part of mining activities in the 1970's was inspected by the Division in 1986. The vegetation observed growing there at the time was identified as being dominated by weed species, including rabbitbrush, fox tail barley, etc. Some desirable perennial species of wheatgrass, bluegrass, and currant were also observed, but in very limited quantities. In addition to heavy grazing, it appears that mining-related disturbances have also altered the composition of the native plant communitites form grasslands to predominantly rabbitbrush, another unpalatable forage species. However, it is promising to note that with proper management, the previous heap material has the potential to sustain vegetation commensurate with the final land use. Section E.2 General Reclamation Procedures 57. The narrative explains that Figure F-1 shows the post-mining configuration; however, upon review of the contours illustrated on Figure F-1 and the complete reclamation plan, it appears that Figure F-1 does not graphically represent the proposed final contours of the waste rock disposal facilities, the east and west pits, and does not provide continuity of the proposed final contours of the heap pad, mill facility and the western open pit with the existing adjacent topographic contours. Please amend Figure F-1 to illustrate final topographic configurations of each facility and continuity of those final configurations with those of existing adjacent topographic contours. Section E.2.1 Topsoil/Growth Medium Stockpiling and Use 58. Persuant to Minerals Rules and Regulations Number 6.4(1), topsoil (generally the A and B soil horizons) is required to be salvaged and stockpiled separately form the subsoil beneath it. Replacement would occur in the reverse order. Segregating the subsoil from the topsoil maintains the superior plant establishment and growth qualities of the topsoil; mixture of topsoil and subsoil negates the superior qualities exhibited by topsoil. Please commit to such. 59. Figure C-1 illustrates only one topsoil stockpile location. It is assumed that the topsoil salvaging and eventual reclamation operations over the entire 550 acres of disturbance will necessitate topsoil and subsoil stockpile locations closer to the areas requiring growth media replacement. Please illustrate the expected topsoil and subsoil stockpile locations for the entire operating site on the appropriate Figures