PERMFILE69367

• Permit No: M1980224
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Name: REGULAR 112 PERMIT APPICATION FORM
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Exhibit E
Reclamation Plan
Reclamation of an estimated 37 acres of affected land will be
phased to some extent upon completion of mining in each of
three designated areas ofmajor disturbance and ultimately in
the topsoil storage area,lwhich will experience minor to mod-
erate disturbance. No acid forming or toxic producing, mater-
ials are involved in the operation.
All mined embankments will be graded to a 2:1 slope as a mine
safety measure. Embankments will be further graded to a 2:1
to 3:1 slope upon completion of mining in an area, except Che
portion of the embankments that will be further mined in fol-
lowing phases. An example is about 500 ft. at the north end
of the west boundary of Area A. Within 12 months of final
grading, the embankments will be prepared with topsoil replace-
ment and reseeded to grasses and irrigated in the manner des-
cribed below.
The final embankment area represents an estimated 5 acres of
the 37 acres of affected land; the future mine floor terrace
about 25 acres; and the topsoil and over-burden storage area
about 7 acres (which.iaill not require backfilling or topsoil).
Due to the narrowness of the central portion of the terrace,
no backfilling or topsoil distribution can take place on the
mine floor itself, especially in Area A, Area A, as may be
seen on the map, (Exhibit C), will continue to be used for
material stockpiles, the Redi-mix plant, vehicle parking, and
related activities until all mineral extraction is completed.
An exception may occur near the foot of the embankments that
represent the final south boundaries of Phases ] and 3. I3ack-
filling of over-burden, but not topsoil, may prove more econ-
omical than storage at several locations below the embankments
where the terrace is wide enough to permit the efficient use
of the mine floor area.
Backfilling will represenC the first step in the establish-
ment of a 0, 5'o grade from the backwall toward the north and
west edges of the terrace. In order to carry out this aspect
of the reclamation plan, we will need relief from the require-
ment for completion of all reclamation within S years of the
start of Phase 1, Area A -and Phase 2, Area B. (MLRB Regulation
Rule 6t116(1)(r). Such relief would apply only to the mine
floor area developed in each phase.
Although no final land development design plan has been pre-
pared by the owners, it is expected the finished terrace will
be bisected along its length by a collector street serving

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