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Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety <br />Ms. Erica Crosby <br />Page 3 of 5 <br />8. The topsoil stockpiles will be protected from wind and erosion by seeding and mulching. The <br />piles will be mechanically prepared. The Dry Land Pasture mix described in the Reclamation <br />Plan will be applied by broadcast at the rate of 25 pounds of pure live seed per acre. Application <br />will be between August and October, historically the season of Chaffee County's fall rains. <br />The topsoil stockpile dimensions are 1) a pile 130' x 95' and 30' tall in the center of the pit and <br />2) a filled azea on the east side that is 260' x 45' and about 12' deep. There aze no overburden <br />stockpiles and none are anticipated. <br />9. The two existing sediment ponds are of earth construction with berms between the ponds and <br />the Arkansas River. They aze of irregular shape with the west pond being approximately 190' x <br />35' and 0.18 acres; the east pond is approximately 109' x 97' and 0.20 acres. The ponds will <br />receive water tailings via a conveyance ditch constructed at the toe of the working face. The <br />ponds do not have discharge features. <br />10. The existing diversion ditch that connects to Maxwell Creek will not be used during this <br />mining operation. The ditch will be filled, collapsed or otherwise leveled. This ditch is in an azea <br />that will be mined and it may not be practical to leave this area undisturbed until Phase III or IV <br />of reclamation as described in the Reclamation Plan. <br />Exhibit E- Reclamation Plan <br />11. The landowner has requested that the ponds remain in place after the life of the mine. It is the <br />landowner's intent to purchase augmentation for evaporative loss from the Upper Arkansas <br />Water Conservancy District to maintain the ponds after all mining activities are complete. <br />12. All ditch reclamation will begin by filling, collapsing or otherwise making the surface <br />consistent with the surrounding terrain. If no topsoil is present, it will be applied to a depth of 6 <br />to 12 inches. If any azeas are compacted, they will mechanically or otherwise prepared. The Dry <br />Land Pasture mix described in the Reclamation Plan will be applied by broadcast at the rate of 25 <br />pounds of pure live seed per acre. Application will be between August and October, historically <br />Chaffee County's fall rains season. <br />13. The elevation of the water in the ponds and groundwater is approximately 7940. The <br />elevation of the existing pit floor is between 7955 and 7965. The lower (southerly) portion of the <br />pit floor (approximate elevation 7950) will be backfilled to ensure that the expansion of the pit <br />floor is at least two feet above the seasonal high ground water table elevation. <br />14. As mentioned in item 13, a southerly portion of the pit floor will be filled. This lower area is <br />about 1 acre in size and we anticipate a fill depth of two to five feet. Product from the pit will be <br />used for the fill. The fill will be placed soon after the commencement of mining activities so that <br />the area can be used for stockpiling and/or processing. This area will be reclaimed as part of <br />Reclamation Phase IV. <br />