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' i • <br /> EXHIBIT E - RECLAMATION PLAN <br /> See maps attached hereto and labeled EXHIBIT F-1 and <br /> EXHIBIT F-2 . <br /> It is proposed that the mined area be reclaimed as dry <br /> rangeland, the principal use to which it and the surrounding <br /> land is now put . The first phase of reclamation will involve <br /> the reshaping, contouring and spreading of undersoil material <br /> over the mined area, and will involve backfilling of the mined <br /> material . A minimum of six inches of coarse sand material will <br /> be placed at the top of the backfill material as top dressing <br /> to provide a good substrate for the topsoil . To the extent <br /> practicable , the original surface will be reestablished. In <br /> any event slopes will be established which do not exceed a <br /> gradient of more than 3 : 1 (horizontal to vertical) . This work <br /> will be done with a dozer and front end loader, or equivalent , <br /> and adequate drainage will be maintained. The work will <br /> commence as soon as possible following cessation of mining from <br /> an ore block. <br /> The second phase will involve the placement of a laver <br /> of topsoil from the topsoil stockpile on top of the graded <br /> area. The topsoil will be mulched with a mixture of straw and ?� <br /> brush, and will be tilled to a depth of at least six inches to <br /> prevent air pockets and permit topsoil to bind with the subsoil <br /> material. <br /> The third phase will involve seeding of the mulched <br /> topsoil according to the following procedure: It is <br /> anticipated the topsoil fertilization and seeding will be done <br /> in the fall , so that germination will occur the following <br /> spring. Prior to seeding, the area will be fertilized using a <br /> nitrogen and phosphorous fertilizer in recommended amounts . <br /> The fertilizer will be incorporated into the soil to a depth of <br /> two to four inches . The seedbed will be kept weed-free. A <br /> firm seedbed will be prepared using a cultipacker or similar <br /> equipment prior to seeding. <br /> Within six months after final operation of the pilot <br /> plant , the fine-grained reject material storage area will be <br /> cleaned out and restored to its original contour, and the <br /> surface will be covered with topsoil and seeded in a similar <br /> manner to the mined-out areas . The pre-existing water storage <br /> reservoirs will be preserved in their present state so that <br /> they may continue to regulate erosion and provide watering <br /> holes for livestock and wildlife . <br /> The presently-existing access road to the mine area <br /> will be left as-is after mining, because that road antedates <br /> -6- <br />