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<br />EXHIBIT E <br />' Reclamation Plan <br />1 Upon completion of mining activities, stockpiled spoils and overburden <br />will be backfilled into the open pit. The remaining highwails will be stabil- <br />' ized or contoured to blend with the existing topography. In order to minimize <br />erosion and siltation during reclamation, slopes greater than 2:1 will be <br />' avoided where possible. Stockpiled topsoil will then be regraded to an aver- <br />' age depth of 6" over the pit site and haul roads, then furrowed and broadcast <br />seeded at a rate of 80 seeds/sq.ft. with native grass species to approximate <br />' the prior existing vegetational species diversity and densitie_ (see table 2). <br />Based on field surveys of undisturbed portions of the lease area adjacent <br />1 to the mine, it is anticipated that a seeding mixture of 40% Blue Grama, 20% <br />' Legume species and 40% Wheatgrass species will be used. Other native grass <br /> species present on the site are not commercially available as seed. Should <br />' data be come available indicating edaphic conditions more appropriate fer other <br /> species of native gras ses, modifications of species types and ratios in the <br /> <br /> seeding mixture may be implemented. <br />No trees or shrubs other than snakeweed exist on the site and no plantings <br />of trees or shrubs are planned. Soil characteristics pertaining to vegetational <br />viability and germination on the site are included in table 2. No water is <br />available for irrigation and no fertilization or mulching of the soil is planned. <br />l1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />