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RECLAMATION PLAN <br />1. General Reclamation Plan <br />EDIT E <br />The total disturbed area to be reclaimed under this permit is 159.76 acres. The post-mining land <br />use for the entire permit area will be wetlands in the lake area, residential on the peninsulas, and <br />dry rangeland on the flat areas around the perimeter of the lake between the residential areas. <br />Map F shows the post-mining topography and identifies the three areas of reclamation. <br />As described in the mining plan, reclamation will occur concurrently with mining. Topsoil and <br />overburden from the current mining phase will be used to reclaim the Phase which has <br />previously been mined as well as building the peninsulas as shown. Topsoil will be replaced on <br />all graded areas except those areas that are 10 feet below expected water level. By doing this the <br />distance that the topsoil and overburden will have to be transported as well as the amount of <br />material which will have to be rehandled will be minimized. Additionally, the acreage which is <br />unreclaimed will be minimized, which will make the worst case reclamation smaller and thus, <br />the bond will be smaller. <br />The worst case reclamation scenario occurs at the conclusion of mining. At this point the <br />unreclaimed area will be the largest. The topsoil berms would have to be rehandled and regraded <br />into the mining slopes in order to cover the slopes with the required 2 inches of topsoil. All <br />mining slopes on Phase 12 would require backfilling and the staging/processing area would <br />require reseeding. Several structures would require to be removed such as the shop building and <br />the fuel bunker. The reclamation timetable is shown below in Section 2 in Table E-2 and the <br />worst case scenario is calculated in Eabibit L: Reclamation Costs. <br />The shapes of the peninsulas shown on Map F are approximate. In order to meet standards for <br />the residential lots which will be created, the fill material will be documented and certified to a <br />compaction of 95% in order to ensure that no settling occurs in the filled material upon <br />completion. <br />Anderson Pit February OS E-1 <br />