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`i <br />~~tyyo <br />[7• <br />~ INTRODUCTION <br />EXHIBIT E • <br />RECLADIIATION PLAN <br /> <br />Ideal Basic Industries' management philosophy includes an <br /> <br />awareness of environmental responsibility. Shaping and revegetation <br />of affected lands to a practical use will be accomplished. <br />A reclamation plan to blend with the existing quarry and <br />overburden deposites and corresponding n4ining Plan, which has / <br />not been fully developed, needs much more study and consultation /\> <br />with other agencies. <br />Other conditions and factors peculiar to this quarry which <br />should be considered in development of the reclamation plan are <br />as follows: <br />(i) The long-term nature of past and future quarry operation on <br />this site with the probability that it will be at least 4 <br />years before any affected areas will be depleted and isolated <br />to enable reclamation to proceed. <br />(ii) Natural revegetation is a factor to consider and is evident <br />on portions of older overburden areas. It is evident that <br />overburden deposits require some time to settle, air slack <br />and condition before making a goad seed bed. It is often <br />necessary to regrade overburden deposits after a period of <br />settling. <br />(iii) Limestone as a raw material for cement is of relatively <br />low value and sensitive to interstate competition through <br />the marketing of cement. By comparison, coal is up to 15 <br />• times more valuable than limestone mined and crushed to a <br />similar degree. <br />.. <br />