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III IIIIIIiillllllll 1 D s ~~ -~1 <br />999 <br />a S~ EXHIBIT L <br />RECLAMATION COSTS <br />The total affected area involves 170.061 acres. When <br />reclamation is complete, there will be about 143.61± acres <br />of lake, 0.39E acres of road and 26.061 acres of revegetated <br />area. Of the seven stages to be mined, Stages V and VI are <br />the two consecutive stages with the largest area to be <br />revegetated. Also, they will require more backfill than any <br />of the other stages. In addition to these stages of dis- <br />turbance, Stage P will be disturbed throughout the life of <br />the mine. Finally, the processing plant site, a~moveable <br />plant site comprising about 10~~~,~ mauy occupy five <br />or six locations during the life of the mine, must be <br />included in reclamation costs. <br />Disturbance Backfill Rip Shape Resoil tat e_ <br />Stage V 1 <br />Stage VI 0.97 <br />Stage P .37 <br />Process Site 0.00 <br />Total Acres t 2.80 <br />0.00 2.06 2.06 2.06 <br />0.00 2.10 2.10 2.10 <br />2.84 2.84 2.84 2.84 <br />1 <br />Our estimate of reclamation costs is based on the follow- <br />ing prices: <br />Grass seed mix, 11-1/2 lbs @ $1.70/lb. <br />Fertilizer (assumed; actual will depend <br />on soil analysis), nitrogen-phosphate <br />(16-46-0) @ $9.60/100 lbs. <br />Backfilling, 8 hrs/acre @ $45/hr. <br />Ripping compacted areas, 2 hrs/acre <br />@ $80/hr. <br />Grading and shaping, 4 hrs/acre @ $60/hr. <br />Resoiling and smoothing, 8 hrs/acre @ $45/hr <br />Seed drilling and fertilizing, 1.5 hrs/acre <br />@ $45/hr. <br />Labor, 16 man-hours/acre @ $6.50/hr. <br />Trees, 300 bare-root cottonless cotton- <br />woods @ $20/100 <br />Cost Acre <br />19.51 <br />9.60 <br />360.00 <br />160.00 <br />240.00 <br />360.00 <br />67.50 <br />104.00 <br />60.00 <br />-47- <br />