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EXHIBIT E -RECLAMATION PLAN <br />EXISTING PLAN <br />The existing plan was submitted as an amendment application in August of 1998 <br />and was approved on February 23, 1999. The existing plan included reclamation <br />to three lakes approximately 5 acres, 3 acres and 1 acre in size and reclamation <br />of the remaining area to agriculture, pasture and residential. <br />PROPOSED RECLAMATION PLAN SUMMARY <br />The new proposed plan includes reclamation that will leave three lakes - 14 <br />acres, 3 acres and 3 acres. The lakes will be groundwater fed and un-lined. <br />GRADING <br />The Challenger pit is currently mined out and has been reclaimed to final grade. <br />The final reclamation will consist of three separate ponds - 14 acres, 3 acres and <br />3 acres in size. The 14 acre and both 3 acre pond slopes will be graded to <br />3H:1 V or less. The pond water surface elevations are expected to be close to <br />4782 ft with seasonal variations. <br />TOPSOIL REPLACEMENT <br />Topsoil replacement will occur to depth of 6 inches over the 16 acres shown in <br />EXHIBIT F -RECLAMATION MAP. The topsoil has been replaced and the site <br />has been reseeded. <br />RE-VEGETATION <br />Seeding and Fertilizing <br />The recommended seeding method is by drill and seeding rates assume this <br />method. The species composition of the seed mixture recommended for <br />reclamation is shown in Table 2 below. <br />Table 2. <br />Species (Variety) Rate -pure live Native/ W/C Cost <br /> seed (pls) Introduced Seaso pls/ac <br /> Ibs/ac n <br />Thickspike wheatgrass 8.0 to 10.0 Native Cool $11.70 <br />(Critana) <br />Sideoats grama (Vaughn) 5.0 to 7.0 Native Warm $7.25 <br />Switchgrass (Nebraska-28) 4.0 to 6.0 Native Warm $5.00 <br />Alfalfa (Nomad) 3.0 to 5.0 Introduced NA $1.90 <br />TOTAL 20.0 to 28.0 $28.85 <br />Based on this seed mixture an application rate of approximately 20.0 to 28.0 <br />pls/ac will be used. Topsoil will be disked prior to seeding. It is recommended <br />that fertilizer be utilized for reclamation. A standard application of a fertilizer will <br />be used and applied at a rate of 250 Ibs/ac as shown in Table 3. <br />Challenger Pit <br />DMG 112 TR-1 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />