REV95526

• Permit No: M1978323
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Name: EXHIBIT E RECLAMATION PLAN
• Type & Sequence: CN1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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• EXHIBIT E - Reclamation Plan
a. Description of Reclamation - The pit will be reclaimed
by sloping the highwall to a 2:1 slope. The plant site and
stockpile area will remain a relatively flat area. Drainage will
be established to maintain stormwater near the toe of the slope
and preclude off site erosion. The access road to the pit will
remain. The road is used by the property owner and Ute Water to
access the land north and west of the pit and the Jerry Creek
Reservoir owned by Ute Water Conservancy District. A gas line
and pressure station are also reached using this road. We
believe sloping the pit is the only feasible reclamation approach
available. As discussed in the mining plan, sloping will take
place during the mining operation along the highwall. A track
dozer will be used to bench the deposit and build the slope.
Work will begin in the east portion of the pit.
b. The proposed post-mining land use will be range grass
lands. The finished slopes will be covered with overburden and
topsoil and re-seeded according to the seeding plan provided by
the SCS.
c. A portion of the previously mined area on the property
was pre-reclamation law activity. This area lies west of the
previously permitted area and is shown on Exhibit C as the Pre-
• Act Area. After careful review of the best way to mine and
reclaim the property it appears this area should be included in
the reclamation plan. In order to uniformly mine and reclaim the
site, the Pre-Act Area will be mined and sloped leaving the
entire area in a safe condition, and matching the overall
reclamation plan. Portions of the Pre-Act Area will be used
during the life of the pit for stockpiling, equipment storage,
and processing, depending on the mining phase. The existing
access road will remain and will provide a clear limit of the pit
to the south and west.
Overburden and topsoil will be placed on the slopes using a track
dozer. The material will be compacted with the tracks of the
dozer. Prior to seeding the top soil, the bulldozer or a tractor
will drag a disk over the finished slopes to prepare the ground
for seed. The final drainage plan will maintain stormwater on
site. Reclamation will begin in the east portion of the pit. As
mining follows the direction discussed in the mining plan, we
will construct the final reclaimed slopes. When the slopes are
finished to a minimum 2:1 slope, overburden and top soil will be
taken from either the existing overburden/top soil stockpiles or
from the future overburden/top soil stockpiles. In order to
reduce moving materials, we anticipate using as much material
from the existing overburden and top soil stockpiles on the first
phases of the reclamation.
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