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EXHIBIT L <br />RECLAMATION COSTS <br />This reclamation cost estimate in based on the assumption <br />that there will be no more than 15.17 acres ± needing resoiling <br />and revegetation at any one time and that exterior slope were <br />created as mining progressed. The Bond Map following this text <br />shows how the mine will look at that time and is color coded to <br />explain the site layout. As shown mining and reclamation is <br />complete on the northern part of the site and only the working <br />face needs grading. This also assumes that the mine face is <br />worked at 1:1 so the cut/fill grading would require moving 60 <br />cy/lft. All other slope grading would be completed as mining <br />progresses. <br />The following information depicts a worse case scenario when <br />it would be most expensive to reclaim the site. The table below <br />outlines the various areas of disturbance at that time. This is <br />an attempt to set the bond so there is flexibility to operate the <br />mine without reevaluating the bond yearly. <br />According to our scenario, we will have to respread 13,706 <br />cubic yards of soil on 15.17 acres of stripped area; do 48,000 <br />cubic yards of cut/fill work on working face; and revegetate <br />18.12 ac. ±. The amount of soil that will be re-spread is based <br />on an average of 6 inches. Our cost estimate to do all of the <br />shaping and soiling in this cost estimate is based on using a n8N <br />dozer for the cutlfill work, a 631B scraper for resoiling, and a <br />140G motor grader to prepare the seed bed after resoiling is <br />complete. The actual equipment used by the permittee may differ. <br />These figures are then used in the calculations for the bond <br />amount. The revegetation cost figure includes grass seed, mulch, <br />chemical fertilizer (ammonium nitrate & superphosphate) and seed <br />drilling costs. The mobilization number is for a round trip from <br />the Granby area (2 miles one way.) <br /> Area <br />(UNITS AC., LFT) <br />RECLAMATION ACTIVITY Flat Slopes TOTALS <br />REBOIL (ac.) 12.92 2.25 15.17 <br />REVEGETATE (ac.) 12.92 5.20 18.12 <br />SLOPE BACKFILLING (Ift.) 0 800 800 <br />RECLAMAT{ON COMPLETE (ac.) 0.00 9.89 9.69 <br />UNDISTURBED (ac.) 10.84 10.84 <br />29 <br />