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MLRB Equipment to be used in the but is not limited to, a dragline, scrapers and a water truck. Page 3 mining operation may include, front-end loaders, conveyors, Reclamation Plan, Revised. Most of the affected land will be reclaimed as lakes to be used for fishing, boating and competition water skiing. The Worthing residential area will remain as it exists currently. A swimming and boat-grounding beach with 6 to 1 slopes will be created at the southern end of the ski lake adjacent to the Worthing residential property. Another beach with 6 to 1 slopes and a recreation area of 7.191 acres will be created on the south edge of the affected lands. These are private lands and waters. Except for occa- sional use of the ski lake in summer, the area will be quiet and peaceful, a haven for birds, waterfowl, fish, other acquatic wildlife and the usual small native animals and rodents. In order to minimize the visual impact of the operation, reclamation will be started as mining is completed in any given area. For instance, as mining proceeds from north to south, mining activity along the north shore will be completed. One medium-size lake will then be started and the north shore of that lake will be resoiled and revegetated to its final reclaimed state. The revised mining plan explains that the banks of the lake will be mined at a slope of 3 to 1. Only resoiling and revegetation will be necessary for reclamation. No baclcfill will be needed. A minimal amount of reshaping may be necessary, the cost of which is included in Reclamation Costs, Revised, as outlined later in this letter. When reclamation is completed, two lakes will exist on the property now owned by 54r. Worthing. For reference purposes, the northernmost body of water is designated "Trout Lake" and the southern body of water is designated "Bass Lake." The lakes encompass 3.09 acres and 4.64 acres respectively. A por- tion of the ski lake (1.64 acres of the total 54.761 acres) will extend onto Dlr. Worthing's property. The balance of the ski lake (53.12 acres) and all of Clear Lake (2.97 acres) will be on property owned by Frei. (See P.1ap Exhibit F.) The existing lake in the southeast corner of the property will be reworked except for the east, southeast and northeast banks. The western two-thirds of the north shore will be stripped of soil and excavated to a new configuration. It will then be reclaimed to a sand beach. The area to the east, where slough- ing is occurring at the waterline, will be rip-rapped with broken concrete, if necessary, after revegetative growth is established. Some experimental effort may be required to achieve a successful final result.