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RECFI~IFD <br />FEB 1 6 ZU01 EXHIBIT E <br />RECLAMATION PLAN AND TIMETABLE pivisionofReuamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />RECLAMATION PLAN <br />The proposed future use of this site is to return it to it's <br />existing use of rangeland. The landowners agree that this final <br />land use is probably best for this arid piece of ground. Mining <br />will create a depression along the front edge of the top of the <br />terrace we are mining into. The nature of the land is such that <br />there is no water on the site and the land has little use for <br />anything other than its current use. This makes the reclamation <br />plan very simple in that will have to shape, resoil and revegetate <br />the area with grass seed once mining is complete. Review of MAP <br />EXHIBIT F -RECLAMATION PLAN MAP at the back of this application shows how <br />we think the site will look once mining is complete. <br />The slopes along the outside perimeter of the mining area will <br />be graded 3h to lv as mining progresses. One of two methods will <br />be used, either they will be mined at the 3h to lv slope or the <br />face will be mined vertical and then a cut/fill operation will be <br />done. If the cut/fill options is used, adequate setback will be <br />left around the perimeter of the site to do the grading. The <br />simple formula to be used is; ((depth of mine face x 3) _ 2) + <br />setback, i.e. ((15x3)+2)+25=47.5 feet. An example is shown on Map <br />ExhibitC-1 in the northeast corner of the brown area. By creating the <br />slopes as mining progresses, we are preparing this outer perimeter <br />of the site for reclamation and reducing the amount of work <br />necessary to reclaim the site when mining is done. <br />Since the slopes around the perimeter of the mined area will <br />be mined to their final slopes, only minor amounts of slope work <br />will be necessary as mining ends. This will also insure, that if <br />mining ceases before the resource is exhausted, only a minor amount <br />of work would have to be done to finish reclamation on the <br />disturbed area. The placement of the soil stockpiles around the <br />perimeter of the mined area or direct placement on the final slopes <br />as stripping takes place. This helps reduce the cost to reclaim <br />the site if mining ended midway thru the mine. This will mean that <br />the topsoil only has to be handled once and reclamation will run <br />concurrent with mining. By placing the topsoil where it will be <br />needed for reclamation we will reduce the distance it has to be <br />moved for replacement. <br />There is sufficient amounts of topsoil so the mined area can <br />be resoiled to a maximum depth of six inches overall. Remember <br />that this will be done IF the material is available. we will use <br />the available topsoil salvaged from the stripping process and will <br />not haul additional soils onto the site for revegetation. Existing <br />soils in place have been capable of producing a sparse cover of <br />native grasses suitable for grazing purposes when not abused. The <br />vegetation information was prepared by Ms. Sturgeon of the NRCS, <br />Centennial office in Sterling. Her report is in EXHIBIT) and <br />describes the current cover in the terms of yearly production and <br />will serve as background information as reclamation progresses. <br />Our site specific investigations suggest it is 50~ or less. We <br />have incorporated her seeding recommendations into this reclamation <br />plan. <br />11 <br />