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<br />Banks and Gesso, LLC <br />EXHIBIT E -RECLAMATION PLAN <br />The post-mining land use for the Brighton Mine will be for one un-lined pond on <br />the north and two water-storage reservoirs (one central to the site and one on the <br />south), with surrounding wildlife habitat. The surrounding land-uses remain <br />agricultural and limited rural residential. The reclamation plan is presented as <br />follows: <br />Reclamation Overview <br />Land disturbance on the permit area will begin with removal of trees, brush and <br />excess vegetation, prior to mining. Topsoil will be stripped and initially <br />stockpiled with a scraper prior to mining. Topsoil will be utilized for future surface <br />reclamation as plant-growth medium and a component of backfill for mined pit- <br />slopes, as needed. Temporary revegetation of topsoil stockpiles will occur and <br />be maintained until the topsoil is reused in the reclamation process. Reclamation <br />grading, as slope backfill or a compacted clay liner, will be concurrent with mining <br />once the near-vertical pit slopes of the outer mining limits are established down <br />to the shale bed. Final topsoil placement will follow grading operations, followed <br />by seeding each fall in areas ready for final reclamation. <br />Reclamation Quantities and Phasing <br />There will be a large oversupply of topsoil obtained from the affected areas of <br />this mining permit. Topsoil and overburden averages 4.9 ft. over the 94-acre <br />Brighton Mine Amendment ~ 8 20007WD <br />CAMAS Colorado, INC. May 2000 <br />