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Reclamation Plan Ezhibit E <br />General Plan <br />Prior to mining, the site existed as irrigated field, riparian, and wetland areas. As much as <br />possible, the wetland and riparian areas will be avoided during mining. Most areas disturbed <br />by mining will be reclaimed as lakes or shelf wetlands. Disturbed ground outside the lake and <br />perimeter wetlands will be reclaimed as dry rangeland. Disturbance around the pits will be <br />caused by the installation of topsoil stockpiles, overburden stockpiles, and water handling <br />structures such as berms, ditches, and settling ponds. To minimize final reclamation tasks, <br />mining phases will be prompty reclaimed after mining has been completed. Final reclamation <br />tasks for the pit will include: final grading of slopes for Scott Expansion Area 3-Phase 5, <br />topsoiling of Area 3-Phase 5, and dry rangeland seeding of Area 3-Phase 5 and wetland seeding <br />of Area 3 and the original pit. It should be noted that the shelf wetlands and fringe wetlands to <br />be restored far exceed wetland areas to be disturbed. This is part of the plan to offset the value <br />of the riparian areas which will be removed. <br />Reclamation Areas <br />Location Type Area (acres) Notes <br />Original Chambers Lakes Open Water 34.65 Approximate area based on elevation of <br /> 5311' <br />Chambers Pit Dry Rangeland 22.86 <br />Chambers Pit Wetland 1.30 Based on a 6' wide fringe along entire <br /> lake border <br />Chambers Pit Undisturbed 12.93 <br />Scott Expansion Undisturbed Wetland 13.64 Primarily the oxbow <br />Scot[ Expansion Undisturbed 10.95 Includes river channel <br />Scott Expansion Area 1 Open Water 16.74 <br />Scott Expansion Areal Wetland 3.03 Wetland Shelves and 5' Fringe Wetland <br />Scott Expansion Area 1 Dry Rangeland 2.52 <br />Scott Expansion Area 2 Open Water 23.86 <br />Scott Expansion Area 2 Wetland 3.08 Wetland Shelves and 5' Fringe Wetland <br />Scot[ Expansion Area 2 Dry Rangeland 3.50 <br />Scott Expansion Area 3 Open Water 16.66 <br />Scott Expansion Area 3 Wetland 3.O1 Welland Shelves and 5' Fringe Wetland <br />Scott Expansion Area 3 Dry Rangeland 3.63 <br /> Total Permit Area 172.36 <br />Earthwork Plan <br />Mining highwalls will be kept at near vertical until approaching within 45 feet of the mining <br />7/22/04 Page 1'il <br />