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Exhibit E Reclamation Plan The present use of the sfte is mining. After remining as described in The Mining Plan, the site will be reclaimed to Wildlife Habitat. The surrounding area is forest and is used for different recreation purposes. Reclaiming to Wildlife Habitat will be totally compatible with the surrounding land uses. Reclamation of the site will consist of the regrading accomplished during mining. As described in the Mining Plan, the dredge tailing will be removed to within approximately 1.5 to 2.0 feet of the water table. That activity will convert what is an extremely unnatural topographic configuration (placer dredge piles) into an essentially level topography that is much more natural to the valley bottom. No overburden or growth medium exists for salvage and stockpile during mining. Therefore, no overburden or growth medium will be salvaged and stockpiled during the operation. The onty regrading that might be required at the end of mining will be touching up the perimeter of the area to assure that the topography of the mined area transitions properly with the surrounding area. The maximum finished grade will be 3:1. The existing culverts will be left in place because they now support the driveway to two cabins that were constructed south of the Affected Land. The culverts that will be installed to provide the new access further upstream will also be left intact to provide access to the site. Timing As indicated above, the regrading implemented during mining will, in effect, complete the reclamation committed to at the site. Therefore, reclamation will be completed in an area as soon as ft is mined. The land to be affected is presently unvegetated, and, in accord with the Mined Land Reclamation Act and Rules, there is no commitment to revegetate the site. The company may or may not revegetate the site, but does not wish to commit to revegetation. 8