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<br />Exhibit E _ Reclamation Plan <br />• <br />After mining is completed, reclamation of the mined area will be accom- <br />plished in a manner that will result in a valuable industrial building <br />site: Where possible, final grading will be done on the contour to con- <br />serve moisture and reduce erosion. The embankments on the east, west, <br />and south sides of the mined area will be graded to a 1 to 3 slope during <br />the course of mining. Therefore, final grading will be minimal. <br />The slope will terminate at the floor of the pit at an elevation comparable <br />to the office building and vehicle shop of the Fremont Paving Company now <br />located adjacent to the pit area. Reseeding will be carried out on all <br />disturbed land in the mine land area. <br />Seedbed Preparation <br />Seedbed preparation will consist of the removal of all excess sand and <br />gravel and scarified to a depth of six inches following grading to provide <br />better cohesion between top soil and the graded area. <br />Topsoil and Fertilizer <br />Topsoil will be stockpiled prior to mining at locations adjacent to the <br />south and west boundary lines. After grading is completed, topsoil will <br />be spread evenly over the area to a depth of ten inches or more. Fertilizer <br />will then be applied at the rate of 50 pounds of available nitrogen per <br />acre. <br />Mulching <br />Mulching will be completed before seeding. Mulching will consist of <br />clean straw, free of noxious weed seed, applied at the rate of 4,000 <br />pounds per acre. The mulch will be anchored by a disc plow with its <br />discs set straight. Enough weight will be applied to crimp the mulch <br />approximately four inches into the soil. <br />Seedine, <br />Seeding will be done shortly after the topsoil is applied to prevent <br />excess weed growth and loss of soil by erosion. Seed will be planted <br />with a drill designed to plant grass seed. Weather permitting, seeding <br />will be done after November, when the ground is too cool for seed germin- <br />ation, but no later than mid-March to take advantage of optimum moisture <br />conditions with late wet snows common to the area. <br />The following seed mixture has been developed in consultation with U.S. <br />Soil Conservation Service and the staff of the Colorado T9.L.R.B.: <br />- 2 - <br /> <br />