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Mailing: P. O. Box 3300 Grand Junction, CO 81502 Contact: William P. Balaz Jr. 4. The operator needs the ability to remove larger trees in the path of the bench and slope development. The lazger trees, plus 12" diameter, will be left in place to the extent practical to enhance the post mining land use. Trees that are in the path of the bench and related slope excavation will be removed as needed. Holy Cross Electric will be contacted to remove any trees near the power line. 5. Permit Boundary Revision. The permit boundary is being revised to accommodate the larger staging area and bench as needed. To keep the permit area at 7.56 acres, the permit boundary on the common property line with Robert Raymond has been moved 19.5 feet west. The affected portions of the permit boundary are shown on the Mine Plan and Cross Section Exhibits. The adjacent property owners to these permit boundary revision azeas will be notified per the attached letters. Gunnison County Officials and the local Soil Conservation Service office have also been notified. A copy of this Land Swap Technical Revision is also being put on file with the Gunnison County Recorder per the attached certified mail receipt. Reclamation Area and Sequence Based on the experience obtained during the operation of the Conger Harvesting Area, minimal if any topsoil has been encountered. Topsoil quantities have been insufficient to allow topsoil salvage for reclamation. This limited topsoil condition is expected to continue through the life of the harvesting operation. The final slopes shown on the Cross Section Exhibit range from 2:1 to 3.3:1 horizontal to vertical in the disturbed area. The final slopes were designed assuming that no topsoil is present in sufficient quantity to allow salvage for reclamation and that the finish grade surface would essentially be rock with minimal if any fines. The reclamation sequence is expected to begin when either of the following conditions occurs 1. The initial staging area is no longer needed or 2. Benches are extended to their respective limits. In these areas the reclamation will begin by pulling down the highwall material and creating a maximum of a 2: ] slope while providing sufficient bench width to allow safe access in and out of the active work areas. Once all the rock has been harvested from the site, reclamation will begin by pulling material down from the highwall to fill in the toe area and approximately one half of the bench on the highest benches. Reclamation will continue to each lower bench in sequence where the highwall reduction will remove all but a narrow safety berm of the remaining bench above. It is