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Ridley Gravel Pit <br />Exhibit E -Reclamation Plan <br />The present vegetation on site will yield enough forage to support two (2} cows <br />for fifty (50) acres. The reclamation plan we follow will provide a range condition <br />which will be at least equal to that which existed previous to any mining. <br />The depth of topsoil at this site is approximately two (2) feet. Every effort will be <br />made to conserve and store topsoil from this site to ensure a good re-vegetation <br />at the time of reclamation. Any overburden will be maintained in such a manner <br />as to minimize erosion. Seeding will be implemented on the stockpile if deemed <br />necessary. <br />In areas which have been mined natural fines will be used to backfill and will be <br />at a grade of 3:1 slope according to the reclamation map. This will be <br />accomplished with afront-end loader which will also be used for compaction of <br />the fill material to minimize erosion potential. <br />Seeding will commence after placing and compaction of the overburden soil. <br />The plant variety to be used will be as the recommendation of the U. S. Soil <br />Conservation Service (dryland pasture mix), as follows: <br />Smooth brome <br />Russian wildrye <br />Crested wheatgrass <br />Perennial ryegrass <br />Orchardgrass <br />Immediate wheatgrass <br />Buffalo grass <br />The overburden material will be at a depth of about 2 feet thick. The gravel to be <br />mined is approximately 10 feet thick. <br />The nature of the stratum immediately beneath the mined material is dirt and <br />rock. <br />