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<br />EXHIBIT D <br />RECLAMATION PLAN <br />The overall reclamation of the affected land will result in a <br />shallow depression that will be re-vegetated to restore the <br />entire amount of affected land to range land. The proposed post <br />mining land use is consistent with adjacent land. Side slopes <br />will be no greater than 3:1 and the floor of the mined area will <br />be at a slope of no less than one percent. Compacted areas will <br />be ripped. During reclamation all excess pit fines and pit waste <br />material will be placed in a course directly above the previously <br />mined areas. Topsoil which was stockpiled, will be spread evenly <br />over the re-contoured site to a depth of 4 inches or more. The <br />site will then be tilled and firmed to prepare a suitable <br />seedbed. Seeding will be done in accordance with the <br />recommendations of the Natural Resources Conservation Service. <br />A. No overburden is anticipated. <br />B. Side slopes will be no greater than 3:1 and the floor of the <br />mined area will be at a slope of no less than one percent. <br />C. i) Topsoil which was stockpiled, will be spread evenly <br />over the re-contoured site to a depth of 4 inches or more. <br />ii) The site will be tilled and firmed to prepare a <br />suitable seedbed. Seeding of the site will be done in the late <br />fall (October 15th or later) prior to the soil freezing. No <br />fertilizer will be applied. <br />iii) the following grass species well be used to reseed the <br />site. This rate is based on pounds of pure live seed per acre. <br />SPECIE <br />Western wheatgrass <br />Thickspike wheatgrass <br />Streambank wheatgrass <br />Russian wildrye <br />Crested wheatgrass <br />VARIETY <br />Arriba <br />Critana <br />Siberian <br />Vinal <br />Ephraim <br />Total Pounds <br />POUNDS PLS/ACRE <br />3.2 <br />2.2 <br />2.2 <br />2.0 <br />2.0 <br />PLS/Acre 11.6 <br />iv) Seed will be drilled with a grass drill having double <br />disk openers and packer wheels. Planting depth at approximately <br />1/2 inch. <br />v) Mulch is not needed. <br />vi) No shrubs or tree are to be planted. <br />D. No ponds, streams, or building will remain after <br />reclamation. <br />E. During both mining and reclamation the prevailing hydrologic <br />