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<br /> <br />EXHIBIT D <br />RECLAMATION PLAN <br />(1) <br />(a) Overburden will be replaced when there is a sufficient <br />area affected (3-5 acres). It will not disrupt mining <br />operations. <br />(b) Maximum gradient of slopes will be 2H:1V. <br />(c) <br />(i) All stockpiled overburden and topsoil will be used <br />exclusively for reclamation <br />(ii) Pit will be seeded on an on-going basis (see l.a. <br />above). Seedbed will be worked to provide well <br />settled and firm but friable for seed replacement. <br />Soils that have been over-compacted by equipment <br />should be tilled to break up restrictive layers, <br />then harrowed, rolled or packed to prepare the <br />required firm seedbed. <br />(iii) Seed mixture: Please see the attached Reclamation <br />Plan from Natural Resodrees Conservation Service. <br />Species PLS/AC <br />Alkali Sacaton .375 <br />Prairie Cordgrass .25 <br />Switchgrass .9 <br />Western Wheatgrass 3.2 <br />Big Bluestem 1.1 <br />(iv) Application method will be by seed drilling. Drill <br />spacing will be 7"-12", planting depth will be <br />1/4"-1/2". <br />(v) A straw mulch will be spread and crimped into the <br />soil at a minimum rate of 2,000 pounds per acre. <br />Mulch will stick 6" out of the soil to control wind <br />and water erosion until grass becomes established. <br />(vi) Trees and shrubs might be planted. Proposed future <br />land use is rangeland. <br />(vii) No structures or water features will remain after <br />reclamation. Operator. might establish a drainage <br />back to the river. <br />(viii) Not applicable. After reclamation there will be no <br />detrimental hydrologic effects, no off-site <br />drainage. <br />(ix) Anticipated reclamation costs are shown as cost per <br />acre. All costs include labor. <br />