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RECLAlVIATION PLAN <br />1. General Reclamation Plan <br />EXHIBIT E <br />The mining areas will be reclaimed in two ditlerent forms. The flat areas will be reclaimed as <br />irrigated pastures. The irrigation water will be provided by the land owner from existing ditches. <br />The sloped areas will be classified as dry rangeland. The breakdown of the final reclaimed acre- <br />ages is given in the table below. Soil preparation for both reclamation areas will he identical. <br />Due to limited topsoil, fines will be blended into the topsoil to provide a minimum of 6 inches of <br />growth. media. For the mining areas the blend will be 50% topsoil and 50% fines. The staging <br />area and the valley fill will have to be a 25% topsoil to 75% fines mix due to the extreme lack of <br />available topsoil. "1'he only available topsoil for the Staging Area and Valley Fill area exist in a <br />small stockpile of 5,684 CY near the well pad as seen in Map C-1. Overall, all areas will have a <br />minimum of 6" of blended topsoil medium. Extra natural fines may also be used to increase this <br />depth <br />Reclamation Areas <br />Area Acreage <br />Irrigated Pasture 67.31 <br />Dry Rangeland Slopes 19.65 <br />Undisturbed (Dry rangeland slopes) 12.22 <br />Total Permit Area 99.18 <br />Map F shows all the final contours and reclamation areas planned for the site. Map C-3 shows the <br />cross-sections of the reclaimed len~aur in comparison with the original terrain, The landowner <br />wishes for the main access ramp to remain and may chose to allow the small southern access ramp <br />to remain. All slopes will be reclaimed to a 2H:1 V or milder grade. As explained earlier, some <br />natural fines may be used to lessen these slopes. As mining areas aze mined out the slopes will <br />promptly be reclaimed. By this method of concurrent reclamation, the overall disturbed azea will <br />be kept to a minimum. The North Pit wi]] be the first azea reclaimed. As the South Pit progresses, <br />each of its azea's slopes will be reclaimed. The flat bench areas will remain unreclaimed until the <br />Cugnini.12/03 21 <br />