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EXHIBIT E <br />r Reclamation Plan <br />Upon completion of mining activities, stockpiled spoils and overburden <br />wilt be backfilled into the open pit. The remaining highwalls will be stabil- <br />1 ized or contoured to blend with the existing topography. In order to minimize <br />erosion and siltation during reclamation, slopes greater than 2:1 will be <br />avoided where possible.. Stockpiled topsoil will then be regraded to an aver- <br />age depth of 6" over the pit site and haul roads, then furrowed and broadcast <br />seeded at a rate of 80 seeds/sq.ft. with native grass species to approximate <br />~~ the prior existing vegetational species diversity and densities (see table 2). <br />Based on field surveys of undisturbed portions of the lease area adjacent <br />to the mine, it is anticipated that a seeding mixture of 40~ Blue Grama, 20`~ <br />Legume species and 40o Wheatgrass species will be used. Other native grass <br />species present on the site are not commercially available as seed. Should <br />data become available indicating edaphic conditions more appropriate fer other <br />species of native grasses, modifications of species types and ratios in the <br />seeding mixture may be implemented. <br />No trees or shrubs other than snakeweed exist on the site and no plantings <br />of trees or shrubs are planned. Soil characteristics pertaining to v_getatior.al <br />viability and germination on the site are included in table 2. Plo water is <br />available for irrigation and no fertilization or mulching of the soil is planned. <br /> <br />~~ <br />