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<br />EXHIBIT E - RECLAMATION PLAN <br />This reclamation plan is concerned with four different <br />disturbances at the mine site. These include dump removal, <br />waste rack deposits, roads, and portals. <br />Dump removal will be accomplished with either a front loader <br />wor{;ing from the toe of the dump or a backhoe could be used to <br />pull rack: up the slope. It is probable that the dump material <br />was deposited on the native soils. As a result only the dump <br />will be removed and the soil will be left in place. the sail <br />has been compacted for many years and would be relatively <br />sterile growth medium. The compaction will be broken by <br />ripping or scaring the top layers of earth. Fertilizers will <br />be added to supply nutrients and mulching may be necessary to <br />Veep seeds in place. <br />The access road will remain as is. This road provides access <br />to other mine claims and to public lands in the San Juan <br />National Forest. Foadways on the claim block which lead to <br />the various dumps will be ripped and blocked to prevent <br />further use. Some grading may be used to pull soils from the <br />upslope and downslope sides onto the roadbed. At a minimum <br />the upslope will be graded to stabilize the cut. After <br />preparation the roadway will 6e reseeded. It is unlikely that <br />mulch or soil amenities will be needed since these graded <br />soils will be fertile, containing a compliment of nutrients <br />and organic materials necessary for seed development and <br />seedling growth. Roots and other vegetative debris will act <br />to hold seeds in place. <br />Waste rock. dumps caused by the screening operation and from <br />underground mining activities will be stabilized. These dumps <br />will be graded to blend with the local topography with the <br />final slopes slightly flatter than the angle of repose. The <br />volume of waste rock brought from underground will be kept to <br />a minimum, and when possible, wastes will be left underground <br />in abandoned scopes. These dumps will not be reseeded since <br />the materials are large (greater than two inch) and there <br />won't be any fines in the voids. The fines were removed <br />during the screening operation. <br />Seeding will be done in the fall to take advantage of <br />snowfall, snow cover, freezing and spring moisture. The seed <br />mi;;ture recommenged by the U. S, Soil Conservation Service <br />(see letter attached to Er,hibit D) will be used to reseed the <br />site. <br />Any portals which have been opened will•be sealed to prevent <br />further access. This can be done by securing a steel grate <br />over the opening, blasting the tunnel, or backfilling with <br />some of the waste dump roc4:. Since the mine is owned by a <br />third party, the most reasonable methods of closure would be <br />bac4:filling or sealing with a steel grate. <br />