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i <br /> <br />EXHIBIT D <br />Reclamation Plan <br />Upon completion of mining the site will be reclaimed for use as rangeland. As stated in Exhibit <br />C, reclamation of the site will occur in stages. <br />Topsoil, as it is removed during mining phases, will be stockpiled in anon-erosive configuration <br />to be used during final reclamation. Topsoil stockpiles, if intended to be used for reclamation, <br />will be seeded to grass and kept free of noxious weeds if they remain on the site for more than <br />two years. <br />The wash water settling ponds and stormwater settling pond will be dozed and spread throughout <br />the final reclamation azea. <br />At the completion of Phase I and Phase 2 the slope areas will be re-seeded in the fall or spring <br />that year. The slopes will be topsoiled by a loader carrying the topsoil to the top of the slope and <br />dumping the material down the slope. A dozer will crawl on the slope and spread the topsoil to a <br />four to six inch depth. Rough areas and dozer tracks will form pockets on the slopes to catch the <br />seed for revegetation. <br />During final reclamation slopes the mine floor will be scarified and the topsoil will be spread to a <br />minimum depth of four to six inches. <br />Seed will be planted in the fall or spring, using a broadcast method of 28 pounds per acre. The <br />seed, as recommended by the Natural Resource Conservation Service (MRCS), will be pubescent <br />wheat grass. Fertilizer and mulch will also be utilized on the site as recommended by the NRCS. <br />Straw mulch will be crimped in at one ton per acre. <br />During mining and for a period of two years following reclamation, the disturbed area will be <br />monitored for noxious weeds. Chemical pesticides will be used to control weeds. If significant <br />weed invasion occurs, mechanical controls, such as mowing, will be used second. <br />See Attachment 1. <br />Reclamation Costs <br />The following estimate of reclamation costs are based on a period in time when the permitted <br />azea would have the most disturbance (Phase 3) and therefore would cost the most to reclaim. <br />At this point, the slopes of Phases 1 and 2 will be topsoiled and seeded. The disturbed azea will <br />include the mine flow, Phase 3 slope, and the pond area. <br />