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E}G-IIBIT E RECLAMATION PLAN AND TIMETABLE Reclamation Plan. The operator has selected a reclamation plan of rangeland as the most versatile and protective of the land until other plans are adopted. Present land uses aze mining and rangeland. As outlined in the mining plan, backfilling and slope regrading will be part of the clay stockpiling process after the initial individual stockpiles of soil and overburden have been created. The total volume in the soil stockpiles will not exceed 38,000 cubic yazds; overburden piles will not exceed 30,000 cubic yazds. As backfilling and slope grading are completed, recoiling will take place using soils as they become available from the next mining azea. This accomplishes aone-move method for replacing both soil and overburden. A total disturbed azea at any one time will not exceed S0 85 acres. Of that S9 85 acres, no more than a5 40 acres will need partial backfilling and recoiling; any disturbed acreage on the remaining ~5 45 acres will have been backfilled and recoiled and in the fmal stages of reclamation. Reclamation Performance Standazds. The operator intends to operate the site in compliance with the Reclamation Performance Standards of Rule 6. Grading will be performed to create a final topography appropriate to the planned future land use. When backfilling is necessary, the operator will replace overburden and waste materials in the mined area and will insure that heavy equipment used for this purpose is compacting the earth sufficiently well to achieve good stability. All grading will be done in a manner to control erosion and to protect azeas outside the affected land from slides and other damage. All grading will be completed as soon as feasible after the mining process. Any refuse will be handled and disposed of in a manner that will control unsightliness and protect the drainage system from pollution. Draft Revision July 1999