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• <br />Rule 6.4.5 EXHIBIT E -Reclamation Plao <br />The proposed reclamation plan for this mine is shown on Map 4, Camilletti Milner Pit # 2 - <br />Reclamation Plan Map. This map also shows the location of two proposed cross-sections which <br />depict the proposed final slopes which will be encountered during the reclamation phase of the <br />operation. Figure 4, Reclamation Plan Cross-Section D-D' shows the approximate slopes which will <br />be encountered along a west to east orientation near the south central portion of the reclaimed pond <br />area while Figure 4, Reclamation Plan Cross-Section E-E' shows the approximate final slopes which <br />will be encountered along an orientation from the south central portion of the proposed pond area <br />to the northeast portion of the proposed final pond azea. <br />Based upon the exploration drill hole and test pit data, on average, approximately 1.7 feet of topsoil <br />and overburden will be replaced on the mine areas, with a range of between 0.5 and 6.5 feet. The <br />proposed final land use proposed for this site per the landowners directions is for the site to be <br />reclaimed as permanent water feature with an undulating shoreline and gentling sloping edges which <br />will facilitate the establishment ofprime wetland and riparian habitat. This reclamation plan follows <br />the directions given the Applicant by the Colorado Division of Wildlife during the wildlife <br />consultation process. <br />1. Overburden R~lacement. Due to the nature of this gravel deposit, it anticipated that <br />approximately 5 percent of the materials to be excavated will be returned to the pit areas as waste <br />or as backfill materials. When overburden is replaced in the excavated pit areas these materials will <br />be reapplied along the edges of the excavated pond azea. As mentioned previously, the primary <br />emphasis will be on placing fill along the proposed shoreline areas of the final impoundment. In <br />addition, the Applicant has agreed as a condition of approved for the Routt County Special Use <br />Permit that clean fill material will be accepted from outside contractors which can be hauled to this <br />site to ensure that the shoreline is graded in a natural looking configuration. <br />2. Reclaimed Slopes. As recommended by the geotechnical investigation for this site, the final slopes <br />below the water line will be at a minimum of 3:l slopes to ensure long term stability of [he <br />permanent impoundment. In addition, the suggestions of Ms. Elizabeth Miller, the local Wildlife <br />Manager of the Colorado Division of Wildlife, have been incorporated into the design of this <br />proposed reclamation plan. Detailed cross-sections have been prepared which show the proposed <br />slopes involved with the reclamation phase of this project. Figure 4, Cross-Sections D-D' and E-E', <br />whose alignment is shown on Map 4, Camilletti Milner Pit # 2 -Reclamation Plan Map shows the <br />fact that above the water line of the proposed pond, the slopes will be a minimum of 6:1 in that azea <br />above the water line, a minimum of 10:1 in that area corresponding to the water line and 3:1 for <br />those portions of the reclaimed slopes immediately below the proposed permanent water level of the <br />pond. <br />3. Reve elation. The intended post-mining land use of the site will be consistent with the current <br />land use of the site, namely that of rangeland. The proposed revegetation methodologies and seed <br />mixtures which will be used at this site a found in the enclosed soils and vegetation report. <br />12 <br />