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RECLAMATION PLAP! <br />Exhibit E <br />The Coaldale Reclamation Plan is geared to return mined land to its prior <br />land use, that of pinon/juniper vegetation, wildlife habitat characteristic of <br />front range ecosystems of 1800-2400 meter elevation. The primary vegetation <br />in the area is Pinon Pine (Pious edulis), One seed Juniper (Juniperus monosperma), <br />and Rocky t9tn. Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum), with occurances of several schrub <br />and grass species listed in detail later in this report. Moderate to severe re- <br />lief is common in the area, with shear rock bluffs outcropping on the soutY, side <br />of Mt. Fleming, the foothill on which the Coaldale Gypsum F.eserve is found. <br />Reclamation techniques will involve site preparation via dozed leveling and rip- <br />ping for improved water retension. Old mine cuts will be filled with waste mater- <br />ials from current operations, compacted with heavy equipment, leveled, fertilized, <br />and if necessary, topdressed with suitable plant media from the lower areas of the <br />• mine site.~Highwalls will be stabilized or reduced to atleast 1:1 slopes for <br />'seedling bed preparation. <br />The postmining land use of the mine will be completely compatibile with <br />neighboring land uses, that of open range/wildlife habitat per above. The area <br />borders pinon country on three sides and the successful blend of reclaimed land <br />into the neighboring territory is a mayor goal of the reclamation plan. <br />Grading <br />In reference to the topographic details of the area, 1:1 slopes are <br />compatible with the surrounding conditions and land izse. The shear rock bluff <br />exposed on Gold Hill (see Mining Plan and Maps}, will blend into surrounding land <br />configurations when seedling revegetation is completed on the upper reaches of <br />the Gold Hill Highwall and the lower bench areas at that location. <br /> <br />