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Benson Brothers Red Shale Pit <br />DMG 112 Application <br />Exhibit E- Reclamation Plan <br />d) Topsoil will be removed from all areas to be disturbed and stockpiled in the process area or on <br />previously mined benches. It will be stabilized by compaction with the moving equipment. <br />Overburden will then be removed and stockpiled in a similaz manner.. Topsoil stockpiles will <br />be stabilized by broadcasting the seed mix as described in 3.1.9 above.. Overburden will be <br />accessible for backfilling and final grading as needed. The topsoil will be spread after final <br />grading of overburden. Seeding of reclaimed areas will occur between October 25 and Apri130 <br />using the species and quantities recommended in the NRCS report. <br />e) Reclamation if this site will consist of reducing high-walls to 2: I (h:v) and grading lower <br />benches as mining progresses to create higher benches up toward the top of the ridge. High- <br />walls will be limited to about 20 feet before a new bench will be created above the high-wall. <br />Reclamation will follow completion of mining on each bench as soon as possible and about 3 <br />acres of un-graded disturbance will be present in the mining area at any one time. Topsoil will <br />be replaced and grass seed planted within two years of final grading in a given area We expect <br />the life of the mine to be approximately 20 yeazs with the tazget date of fall of 2026 for <br />completion of mining activities <br />f) (i) Final grading will leave a slope and bench configuration with no slope steeper than 2:1 (h:v). <br />The reclaimed mined area will slope to the north from the lowered ridge top. <br />(ii) The Natural Resources Conservation Services report in Exhibit I recommends reseeding with <br />the mix listed below. The seed will be broadcast, at the rate indicated below, between October <br />25 and Apri130, after replacement of topsoil on reclaimed areas. <br />Proposed seed mix: <br />S ecies <br />Pubescent Wheatgrass <br />Switchgrass <br />Needle and Thread Grass <br />Sand Dropseed <br />Indian Ricegrass <br />Basin Wildrye <br />Broadcast lbs/ac <br />9.0 <br />0.2 <br />0.6 <br />0.03 <br />0.5 <br />0.5 <br />Total 10.83 <br />(iii) Fertilization will be done in the second yeaz after seeding. Appropriate fertilizer and <br />application rate will be determined by soil test prior to application. <br />(iv) There will be no trees planted with this reclamation plan. <br />(v) Topsoil will be replaced with a range of 1 to 6 inches as available <br />