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<br />EXHIBIT D • <br />to that certain <br />Limited Impact Operation (110(2)) <br />Reclamation Permit <br />Application Form <br />SUTHERLAND BROS., INC. <br />RECLAMATION PLAN <br />Received <br />~:;'~ ? 61'D6 <br /> <br />1. The present use of the land to be affected is limited <br />rangeland as little vegetation is present. Lack of nutrients <br />in the soil prohibit plant growth. Reclamation of all disturbed <br />areas to more productive rangeland is proposed es the landowner <br />will incorporate the reclaimed land in its catCle ranching <br />operation. <br />2. At the completion of the removal of gravel from each <br />al~proximaCely two (2) acres of land, Che area will be leveled <br />Co a slope noC exceeding one percent (1~). Topsoil will be <br />placed on the leveled areas to a depth of approximately aix <br />inches (G"). No other soil or overburden exists on the area. <br />Tlie I~igliwalls of the mined area will be graded to a slope not <br />exceeding 3:1 at the end of the mine life. 'Popsoil will be <br />spread on the sloped liighwall and seeded in accordance wiCli <br />Cl:e seeding plan. A contour map showing the final configuration <br />of the proposed permit area is attached as part of Exhibit D. <br />3. After the topsoil is placed end leveled on the mined <br />areas, one (1) ton of gypsum Irer acre will be incorporated into <br />the soil to a depth of six inches (6"). The gypsum will allow <br />the sa1Cs in the soil to release from the clay particles end <br />leach out of the plant root zone. <br />Fertilizer at the rate of seventy-five (75) pounds per <br />acre of a mix of 20/10/10 plus three percent (3~) iron will <br />be spread and worked into the soil to a depth of four inches <br />(4"). A legume such as white clover will be planted the first <br />growing season after the topsoil is placed. The wliiCe clover <br />will be planted at a rate of four (4) pounds per acre. At tl~e <br />-10- <br />